Freetown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$387
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
951K
24.9M

The cost of living in Freetown is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6569th and 4461st ($751 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6876th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$28143

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456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
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$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
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$469
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$1060
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$468
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$556
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$486
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$441
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$1081
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$472
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$1068
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$518
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$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
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$1179
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$976
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$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
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$1070
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$479
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$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
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$1061
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$888
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$584
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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
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$596
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$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
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$675
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$755
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
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$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
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$703
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$524
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$631
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$645
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$720
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$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740