Freetown vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$980	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	23	56
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	951K	39K

The cost of living in Freetown is 35% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5524th ($1346 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and the Palestine, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 7302nd and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Ramallah

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	Freetown	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$4230

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511