Freetown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$951
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
951K
7.01M

The cost of living in Freetown is 19% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4528th and 3529th ($1323 vs $1632) 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8841st and 879th 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
$2.86
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$9443

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$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
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$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
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$1108
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$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
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$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
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$1092
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$619
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$793
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$931
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$815
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$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
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$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
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$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
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$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
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$571
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$2070
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$1107
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$565
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$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
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$545
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$487