Freetown vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$951
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
23
65
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
951K
12.7M

The cost of living in Freetown is 69% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4528th and 6833rd ($1323 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8841st and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Suzhou

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Freetown Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$17664

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$535
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$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
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$999
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$501
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$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
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$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
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$1176
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$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
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$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
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$1147
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$1092
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$619
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$696
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$644
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$683
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$669
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$594
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$667
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$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
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$652
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$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
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$646
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$652
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$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
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$611
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$647
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$680
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$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$671
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$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
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$632
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$584
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$680
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$623