Freetown vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$951
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$5229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
30
95
🏙️ Population
951K
8.8M

The cost of living in Freetown is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4528th and 4th ($1323 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs New York City

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Freetown New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$21999

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$878
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$1001
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$999
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$501
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$1127
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$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
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$537
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$518
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$1178
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$507
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$1176
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$583
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$508
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$1236
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$1229
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$1320
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$1097
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$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
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$1145
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$515
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$1060
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$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
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$1092
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$619
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$3614
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$3134
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$3092
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$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
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$2803
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$2868
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$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
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$2803
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$2801
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$2696
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$2750
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$2792
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$2533
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$2717
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$2809
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$2539
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$2512
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$2665
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$2684
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$2774
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$2685
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$2477
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$2702
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$2782
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$2665
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$2772
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$2697
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$2734
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$2503
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