Freetown vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$980
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
37
72
🏙️ Population
951K
11.9M

The cost of living in Freetown is 67% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6419th ($1346 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Hangzhou

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Freetown Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.66
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$31296

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$827
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$999
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$487
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$964
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
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$953
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$487
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$552
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$507
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$477
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$1000
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$489
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$998
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$569
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$490
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$1052
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1046
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$1114
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$916
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$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
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$970
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$499
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
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$937
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$960
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$906
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$647
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$716
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$670
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$573
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$650
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$677
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$642
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$868
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$695
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$587
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$708
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$654
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$670
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$700
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$672
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$1097
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$665
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$645
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$984
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$702
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$661
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$640
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$657
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$590
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$642
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$616
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$643
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$682
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$607
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$602
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$631
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$691
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$621
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$636
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$603
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$701
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$522
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$666
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$671
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$644
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$746