Freetown vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$980	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	23	29
😀 Quality of life	37	44
🏙️ Population	951K	6.17M

The cost of living in Freetown is 78% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6647th ($1346 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Maoming

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	Freetown	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936