Freetown vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$849
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
65
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
951K
1.25M

The cost of living in Freetown is 19% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4564th and 3679th ($1213 vs $1503) 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 1.4 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 7131st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$5054

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$1146
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$994
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$983
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$528
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$494
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$866
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$971
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$495
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$494
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1062
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$496
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1051
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$574
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1198
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1047
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1034
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$649
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$498

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507