Freetown vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$980
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
23
24
😀 Quality of life
37
38
🏙️ Population
951K
7.82M

The cost of living in Freetown is 83% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6735th ($1346 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.66
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$17921

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$1272
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$1019
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1009
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$523
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$804
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$827
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$487
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$964
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$953
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$552
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$507
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$477
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1000
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$489
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$998
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$569
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$490
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1052
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1046
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1114
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$916
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$970
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$499
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$937
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$960
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$906
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$647
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
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$600
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$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529