Freetown vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$980
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
37
95
🏙️ Population
951K
8.8M

The cost of living in Freetown is 70% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4063rd and 3rd ($1346 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7302nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.66
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$21465

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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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$3302
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$2730
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$2716
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