Freetown vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$980	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	23	21
😀 Quality of life	37	40
🏙️ Population	951K	6.71M

The cost of living in Freetown is 50% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6043rd ($1346 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Yancheng

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	Freetown	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984