Freetown vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Freetown	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$387	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$1997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	22	45
😀 Quality of life	43	73
🏙️ Population	951K	4.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 32% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6569th and 4731st ($751 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6876th and 1616th 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	$2.93	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.7	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.1	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.1%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.53	$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.78	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.7	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2661	$6667

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470