Freetown vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$980	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$1049
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	23	49
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	951K	7.1M

The cost of living in Freetown is 97% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6983rd ($1346 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 7302nd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Yantai

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	Freetown	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702