Freetown vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$980	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	71
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	951K	8.44M

The cost of living in Freetown is 108% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7236th ($1346 vs $647) 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7302nd and 4848th 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	$2.9	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.82
🥤 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	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$12394

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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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393