Freetown vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$951	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$3437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	23	77
😀 Quality of life	30	86
🏙️ Population	951K	936K

The cost of living in Freetown is 47% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4528th and 911th ($1323 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and Israel, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 8841st and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Jerusalem

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	Freetown	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$27069

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761