Freetown vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$951
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
81
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
951K
11.1M

The cost of living in Freetown is 93% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4528th and 7328th ($1323 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Indonesia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8841st and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Jakarta

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Freetown Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$8171

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$535
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$503
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$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
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$999
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$501
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$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
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$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
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$1178
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$507
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$1176
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$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
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$1060
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$1124
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$1147
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$1092
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$619
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$536
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$556
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$391
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$609
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$467
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$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
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$487
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$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
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$417
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$478
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$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
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$474
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$499
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$424
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$405
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$445
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$388
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$405
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$439
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$445
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$438
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$456
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$453
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$439
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$439
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$419
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$408
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$549
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$379
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$459
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$476
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$411
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$495