Freetown vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$951
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
30
82
🏙️ Population
951K
7.41M

The cost of living in Freetown is 51% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4528th and 621st ($1323 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8841st and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Hong Kong

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Freetown Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$22890

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$999
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$501
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$1127
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$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
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$537
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$518
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$1178
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$507
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$1176
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$583
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$508
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$1236
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$1229
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$1320
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$1097
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$507
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$1079
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$1145
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$515
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$1060
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$1124
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$1147
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$619
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$2415
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$939
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$674
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$1718
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$534
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$666
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$621
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$848
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$782
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$943
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$611
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$844
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$765
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$795
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$807
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$832
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$896
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$589
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$464
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$807
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$602
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$465
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$673
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$816
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$760
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$789
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$790
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$769
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$814
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$805
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$730
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$738
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$698
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$696
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