Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 26.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪69.52
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪49.66
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.86
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.83
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.02
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.09
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.30
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.74
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.25
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪4.95
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.74
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.15
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.10
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪1.99
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪26.98
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪223.45
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪134,071.60
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.34
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪88.64
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,572.52
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,909.29
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪415.09
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,762.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,050.36
|
?? |
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪27.81
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.67
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.26
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪303.23
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪44.69
|
?? | |
pay 78.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪333.41
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪231.73
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪418.53
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪418.53
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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