Amsterdam vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	96	29
🏙️ Population	921K	951K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 131% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 143rd and 4374th ($3118 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 31st and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Freetown

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	Amsterdam	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3183

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506