Freetown vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Freetown	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1323	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1665	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$951	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$609	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	30	91
🏙️ Population	951K	1.01M

The cost of living in Freetown is 67% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4528th and 8th ($1323 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 8841st and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs San Jose, United States

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	Freetown	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1323	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.1	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1433	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$833	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.5	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3659	$23160

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1058
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$993
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1257
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$990
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1257
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1016
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$535
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$503
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$852
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$878
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1001
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1127
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$605
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$537
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$518
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1178
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$507
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1176
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$508
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1236
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1229
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1320
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$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
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1124
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1092
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$508

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212