Freetown vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$980	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	15
😀 Quality of life	37	47
🏙️ Population	951K	886K

The cost of living in Freetown is 25% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4063rd and 4967th ($1346 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sierra Leone and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7302nd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Tabuk

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	Freetown	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028