Freetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Freetown Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$849
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
97
😀 Quality of life
38
75
🏙️ Population
951K
18.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 59% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4564th and 6602nd ($1213 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7131st and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Freetown vs Guangzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Freetown vs Guangzhou

Prices for goods and services in Freetown and Guangzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Freetown Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$15919

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671