Freetown vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	56
😀 Quality of life	30	87
🏙️ Population	951K	950K

The cost of living in Freetown is 41% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4528th and 1439th ($1323 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Jacksonville

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	Freetown	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$11934

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1097
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$507
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1145
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$515
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860