Freetown vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	94
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	951K	664K

The cost of living in Freetown is 43% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4063rd and 1038th ($1346 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7302nd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Rotterdam

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	Freetown	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514