Freetown vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$906
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$771
😷 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 96% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4589th and 7630th ($1272 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8792nd and 3354th 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
$2.41
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.07
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3981
$9745

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$1005
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$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
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$643
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$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
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$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954