Freetown vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$980	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1050
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	23	93
😀 Quality of life	37	83
🏙️ Population	951K	2.33M

The cost of living in Freetown is 54% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6171st ($1346 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sierra Leone and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7302nd and 418th 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	$2.9	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443