Freetown vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1213
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$849
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1665
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
951K
2.33M

The cost of living in Freetown is 40% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4564th and 6227th ($1213 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Sierra Leone and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7131st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Freetown Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1068
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.48
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.6
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2835
$13630

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$983
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$528
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$494
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$866
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$889
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$979
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$971
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$495
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1039
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
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$494
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$569
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$520
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$488
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$1062
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$496
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1051
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$574
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$497
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1203
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1095
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1198
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1047
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$495
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1035
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1003
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$503
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1071
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
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$1034
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$649
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$498

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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
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$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$683
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$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
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$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
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$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$592
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$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691