Freetown vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$849
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
38
50
🏙️ Population
951K
8.78M

The cost of living in Freetown is 82% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4564th and 7155th ($1213 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7131st and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$22902

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$866
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$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
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$971
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$495
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$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
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$1061
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$494
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$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
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$1062
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$496
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$1051
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$574
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$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
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$1198
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$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
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$1071
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$1018
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$649
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$654
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$821
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$807
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$661
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$731
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$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
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$864
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$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
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$707
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$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
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$868
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$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
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$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$801
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$719
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$813
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$716
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$634
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$776
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$636
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$618
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$1014