Freetown vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$849	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	22	77
😀 Quality of life	38	84
🏙️ Population	951K	936K

The cost of living in Freetown is 40% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4564th and 1770th ($1213 vs $2037) 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 1.4 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 7131st and 358th 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	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$11066

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671