Freetown vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$951
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
93
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
951K
2.35M

The cost of living in Freetown is 41% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4528th and 6085th ($1323 vs $941) 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8841st and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Taoyuan

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Freetown Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$17081

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$1257
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$990
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$1257
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464