Freetown vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$980	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	80
😀 Quality of life	37	65
🏙️ Population	951K	10.6M

The cost of living in Freetown is 92% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6882nd ($1346 vs $701) 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7302nd and 4292nd 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	$2.9	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8860

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506