Freetown vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$980	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	65
😀 Quality of life	37	83
🏙️ Population	951K	1.25M

The cost of living in Freetown is 10% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4063rd and 3460th ($1346 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7302nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Sharjah

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	Freetown	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536