Freetown vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$980	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	54
😀 Quality of life	37	66
🏙️ Population	951K	8.78M

The cost of living in Freetown is 109% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7256th ($1346 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Quanzhou

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	Freetown	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.84
🥤 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	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936