Freetown vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$951
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
49
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
951K
8.78M

The cost of living in Freetown is 109% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4528th and 7679th ($1323 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 8841st and 3611th 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
$2.86
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$9536

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$1257
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$990
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1257
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1016
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1004
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1092
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
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$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943