Freetown vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
87
😀 Quality of life
43
91
🏙️ Population
951K
1.39M

The cost of living in Freetown is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6569th and 26th ($751 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Sierra Leone and the United States, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$18429

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$501
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$778
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$799
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$975
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$972
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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
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
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$1068
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$518
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$888
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$584
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$2910
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$2722
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$3046
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$3094
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$2709
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$3070
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$2751
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$2684
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$2681
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$2803
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$2755
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$2637
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$2730
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$3513
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$2957
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