WFP · Western Area
Freetown
Latest retail prices recorded by the World Food Programme at Freetown, Western Area; most recent month: June 2026.
| Food | Price | 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Cassavakg | SLL 11,000 | +10.0% |
| Cassava meal (gari)kg | SLL 14,000 | -6.7% |
| Maizekg | SLL 29,000 | -21.7% |
| Rice (imported)kg | SLL 16,000 | 0.0% |
| Rice (local)kg | SLL 24,000 | -14.3% |
| Sweet potatoeskg | SLL 18,000 | +41.4% |
| Fish (bonga)kg | SLL 144,000 | +101.6% |
| Fish (herring)kg | SLL 93,000 | +20.9% |
| Meat (beef)kg | SLL 230,000 | +29.4% |
| Saltkg | SLL 10,000 | -20.0% |
| Sugarkg | SLL 21,000 | +5.0% |
| Oil (palm)L | SLL 27,000 | — |
| Oil (vegetable)L | SLL 37,000 | — |
| Beans (fava)kg | SLL 37,000 | -33.4% |
| Cowpeaskg | SLL 35,000 | +8.9% |
| Groundnuts (shelled)kg | SLL 46,000 | +68.7% |
| Pigeon peaskg | SLL 24,000 | -4.0% |
| Cassava leaveskg | SLL 13,000 | +30.0% |
| Okra (fresh)kg | SLL 43,000 | +54.8% |
| Onionskg | SLL 32,000 | +60.0% |
| Potato Leaveskg | SLL 11,000 | -14.7% |
Prices are in local currency, as recorded on the markets. The 12-month change compares the same month a year earlier. The last column compares the price at this market with the national median for the same month.
Source: World Food Programme (WFP), VAM food prices, via the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), CC BY-IGO, update of 19 October 2026 · Shelfpedia calculations: national medians, 12-month change, market and region counts.