Freetown vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$980	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	23	27
😀 Quality of life	37	43
🏙️ Population	951K	8.97M

The cost of living in Freetown is 77% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6620th ($1346 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Ganzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ganzhou ranked 148th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 6697th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Ganzhou

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	Freetown	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17058

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916