Freetown vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$849	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	22	24
😀 Quality of life	38	39
🏙️ Population	951K	6.56M

The cost of living in Freetown is 98% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4564th and 7649th ($1213 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 7131st and 7013th 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	$2.86	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$10066

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610