Freetown vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1347
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1705
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$974
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
29
65
🏙️ Population
951K
8.44M

The cost of living in Freetown is 107% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4374th and 7418th ($1347 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sierra Leone and Vietnam, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8809th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Hanoi

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Freetown Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.27
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$1.81
🥤 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
$856
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$797
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.4
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.8
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3183
$11154

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$1281
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$1021
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$536
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$502
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$872
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$895
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$1003
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$503
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1044
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$598
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$541
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$516
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1088
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$508
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1084
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$506
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1221
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1099
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$514
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1123
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1083
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$630
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$506

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$570
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$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
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$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
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$529
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$560
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$579
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$539
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$590
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$563
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$552
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$571
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$652
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$483
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$1261
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$1139
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$1181
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$693
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$598
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$560
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$574
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$790
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$726
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$677
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$1152
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$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
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$578
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$574
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$780
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$773
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$577
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$372