Freetown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1346
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$980
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1273
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
37
80
🏙️ Population
951K
17.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 47% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5950th ($1346 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7302nd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.66
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$170
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.4
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2773
$22267

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$487
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$487
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$953
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$552
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$507
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$477
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$1000
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$489
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$998
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$569
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$490
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$1052
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$1046
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$1114
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$916
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$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
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$970
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$499
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$887
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$937
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$960
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$461
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$601
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$804
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$774
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$611
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$936
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$812
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$764
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$794
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$793
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$823
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$877
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$569
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$818
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$443
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$581
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$655
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$451
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$803
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$755
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$758
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$724
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$664
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$702
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$688
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