Freetown vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1347
$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1705
$4225
🏠 One person rent
$974
$1159
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1681
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$3808
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
54
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
951K
342K

The cost of living in Freetown is 33% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4374th and 1988th ($1347 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1609th 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 1.9 months in San Juan. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs San Juan ranked 701st in the United States, while ranked 8809th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.27
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$1400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$797
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.4
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$4427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$2251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$40.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.8
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3183
$10429

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$872
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$1007
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$1003
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$503
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$1044
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$503
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$1031
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$502
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$598
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$541
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$516
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$1088
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$508
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$1084
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$583
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$506
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$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
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$1221
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$1099
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$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
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$514
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$1056
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$1123
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$1062
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$630
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$1917
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$1662
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$1505
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$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1587
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$1729
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$1725
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$1837
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$1155
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$1354
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$1559
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$1702
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$1542
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$1746
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$1770
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$1667
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$1646
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$1810
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$1305
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1751
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$1693
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$1695
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$1592
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$1686
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$1554
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$1702
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$1246
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$1251
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1692
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$1349
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$1613
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$1592
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$1678
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$1617
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$1664
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$1472
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$1650
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$1220
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$1436
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$2042