Freetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$387
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
97
😀 Quality of life
43
75
🏙️ Population
951K
18.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 1% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6569th and 6607th ($751 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6876th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Guangzhou

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Freetown Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$18235

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$1024
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$971
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$689
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
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$689
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$989
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$977
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$501
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$470
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1068
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$518
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$888
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$584
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620