Dubai vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1665
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	22
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	3.33M	951K

The cost of living in Dubai is 90% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 1098th and 4564th ($2309 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 306th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Freetown

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	Dubai	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$2835

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$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