Freetown vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$906
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
53
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
951K
9.4M

The cost of living in Freetown is 93% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4589th and 7558th ($1272 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8792nd and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Ningbo

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Freetown Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$15801

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$984
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$1231
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$983
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1219
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1005
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538