Freetown vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
43
93
🏙️ Population
951K
592K

The cost of living in Freetown is 63% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6569th and 1756th ($751 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6876th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$12166

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$975
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$469
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$1049
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$469
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$1060
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$468
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$556
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$486
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$441
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$1081
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$472
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$1068
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$518
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$471
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$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
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$1179
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$976
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$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
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$1070
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$479
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$891
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$923
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$1804
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$1850
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$1886
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$1873
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$1836
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$2205
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$2000
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$1741
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$1822
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$1832
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$2055
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$1854
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$2135
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$2465
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$1877
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$1939
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$1833
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$2545
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$1894
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$2092
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$1498
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$1981
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$1876
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$1919
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$1897
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$1647
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$2001
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$1841
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$1376
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$1965
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$1650
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$1756
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$1631
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$1818
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$1909
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$1539
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$1413
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