Freetown vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$974	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	92
😀 Quality of life	29	95
🏙️ Population	951K	548K

The cost of living in Freetown is 48% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4374th and 749th ($1347 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8809th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs The Hague

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	Freetown	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$12471

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696