Freetown vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$751
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$387
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
951K
2.6M

The cost of living in Freetown is 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6569th and 4516th ($751 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6876th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.7
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2661
$19102

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$989
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
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$501
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$470
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$778
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$799
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$975
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$972
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1049
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$468
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$556
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$486
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$441
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1081
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$472
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1068
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$518
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$471
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1009
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1067
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1179
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$976
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$471
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$897
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1070
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$479
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$923
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$888
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$584
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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$676
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$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
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$721
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$735
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$1115
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$678
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$719
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$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
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$589