Freetown vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$980	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	23	24
😀 Quality of life	37	39
🏙️ Population	951K	6.56M

The cost of living in Freetown is 127% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7740th ($1346 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Shaoyang

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	Freetown	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$11393

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600