Freetown vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1347
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1705
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$974
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
29
70
🏙️ Population
951K
8.78M

The cost of living in Freetown is 117% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4374th and 7641st ($1347 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8809th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.27
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$797
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.8
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3183
$9321

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$503
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1044
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$503
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$1031
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$502
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$598
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$541
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$516
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$1088
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$508
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$1084
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$583
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$506
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1221
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1099
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$514
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$1056
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$1123
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$1062
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$630
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$615
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$901
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$707
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$634
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$681
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$628
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$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
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$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
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$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
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$914
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$589
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$669
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$942
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$894
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$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
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$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
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$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$854
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$700
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$897
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$650
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$578
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$753
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$586
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$589
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$941