Freetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$980	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	23	97
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	951K	18.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 74% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6548th ($1346 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 1055th 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	$2.9	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$14511

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650