Freetown vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$951
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
86
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
951K
1.39M

The cost of living in Freetown is 62% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4528th and 50th ($1323 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs San Diego

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Freetown San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$26517

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$999
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$501
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$1127
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$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
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$537
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$518
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$1178
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$507
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$1176
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$583
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$508
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$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
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$1320
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$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
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$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
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$1147
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$1092
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$619
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$3040
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$3245
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$3251
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$2927
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$3030
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$2758
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$3085
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$2815
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$3122
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