Freetown vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$974	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	85
😀 Quality of life	29	71
🏙️ Population	951K	9.07M

The cost of living in Freetown is 143% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4374th and 8245th ($1347 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8809th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Shenyang

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	Freetown	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$24707

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501