Freetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$980
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
41
😀 Quality of life
37
54
🏙️ Population
951K
580K

The cost of living in Freetown is 2% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4063rd and 3941st ($1346 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Jamaica, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 7302nd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Kingston

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Freetown Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.52
 Cappuccino
$1.66
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$2764

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$487
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$552
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$507
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$477
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$1000
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$489
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$998
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$569
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$490
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$1052
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$1046
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$1114
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$916
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$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
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$970
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$499
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$887
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$937
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$960
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$647
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$1197
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$787
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$1063
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$870
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$1170
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$877
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$1000
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$1014
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$1124
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$1415
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$2123
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$1272
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$2763
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$1166
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$1561
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$1266
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$1561
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$1830
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$506
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$507
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$1531
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$1395
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$508
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$521
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$527
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$542
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$1258
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$520
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$521
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$1259
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$3754
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$1211
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$511
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$505
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$1101
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$1058
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$645
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$715
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$865
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