Freetown vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$951
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
951K
2.44M

The cost of living in Freetown is 5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4528th and 4661st ($1323 vs $1257) 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8841st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Taipei

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Freetown Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$18442

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$1257
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$1016
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1004
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$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
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1092
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
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$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
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$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602