Freetown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$980	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	72
😀 Quality of life	37	78
🏙️ Population	951K	7.01M

The cost of living in Freetown is 18% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4063rd and 2911th ($1346 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7302nd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Riyadh

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	Freetown	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529