Freetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$906
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
951K
18.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 62% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4589th and 6854th ($1272 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8792nd and 1149th 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
$2.41
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$19408

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$983
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$1219
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$1005
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711