Freetown vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$951
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
72
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
951K
8.72M

The cost of living in Freetown is 88% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4528th and 7229th ($1323 vs $702) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 8841st and 5251st 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
$2.86
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$12836

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$1016
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$1004
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$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
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$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
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$1108
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$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1092
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508

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$597
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$587
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$590
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$476
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$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
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$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
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$664
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$496
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$1269
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$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
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$699
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$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
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$584
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$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
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$694
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$1056
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$774
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$600
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$581
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$587
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$790
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$789
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$590
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$380