Freetown vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$980	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	23	45
😀 Quality of life	37	76
🏙️ Population	951K	4.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 17% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4650th ($1346 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7302nd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Jeddah

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	Freetown	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486