Freetown vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
43
89
🏙️ Population
951K
7.41M

The cost of living in Freetown is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6569th and 503rd ($751 vs $2614) 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 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6876th and 168th 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
$2.93
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$20363

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$501
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$470
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$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
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$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
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$1060
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$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
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$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
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$1068
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$518
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$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
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$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
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$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
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$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
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$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$2410
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$939
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$618
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$1565
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$481
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$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
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$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
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$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
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$856
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$589
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$588
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$799
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$824
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$774
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$857
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$831
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$785
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$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$752
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$806
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$713
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$719
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$721
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$620
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$735
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$851
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