Freetown vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$980	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	85
😀 Quality of life	37	68
🏙️ Population	951K	9.07M

The cost of living in Freetown is 150% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4063rd and 8334th ($1346 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 3343rd 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	$2.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500