Freetown vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$974	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	29	44
🏙️ Population	951K	7.01M

The cost of living in Freetown is 132% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4374th and 7987th ($1347 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Sierra Leone and China, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 8809th and 7223rd 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	$2.91	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$7830

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506