Freetown vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$951
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
66
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
951K
1.25M

The cost of living in Freetown is 10% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4528th and 4144th ($1323 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8841st and 352nd 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
$2.86
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$7922

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$1257
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$1016
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$1004
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$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
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$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
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$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
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$1092
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$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508

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$2183
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$2420
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$1148
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$1373
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$1214
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$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
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$1109
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$1192
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$563
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$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
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$627
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$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
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$489
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$928
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$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
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$492