Chongqing vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$180	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	22
😀 Quality of life	74	29
🏙️ Population	32.1M	951K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 58% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8185th and 4374th ($561 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check China vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 2237th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Freetown

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	Chongqing	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$3183

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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