Freetown vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2098
🏠 One person rent	$849	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	22	29
😀 Quality of life	38	44
🏙️ Population	951K	6.17M

The cost of living in Freetown is 57% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4564th and 6548th ($1213 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 7131st and 6627th 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	$2.86	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$18483

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014