Freetown vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$980	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	23	60
😀 Quality of life	37	66
🏙️ Population	951K	342K

The cost of living in Freetown is 2% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4143rd ($1346 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7302nd and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Freetown	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903