Dongguan vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$250	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	69	23
😀 Quality of life	69	37
🏙️ Population	10.5M	951K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 51% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7169th and 4063rd ($656 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 2941st and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Freetown

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	Dongguan	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.66
🥤 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	$319	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$2773

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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