Freetown vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$849	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	38	38
🏙️ Population	951K	7.01M

The cost of living in Freetown is 84% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4564th and 7219th ($1213 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 7131st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Zhumadian

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	Freetown	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$9322

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$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
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525