Freetown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$951
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
951K
24.9M

The cost of living in Freetown is 17% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4528th and 4971st ($1323 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8841st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Shanghai

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Freetown Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$27781

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$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
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$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
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$1108
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$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
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$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
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$1092
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$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765