Freetown vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	23	78
😀 Quality of life	37	85
🏙️ Population	951K	936K

The cost of living in Freetown is 36% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1551st ($1346 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and Israel, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 7302nd and 374th 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	$2.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511