Freetown vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$980	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	23	19
😀 Quality of life	37	38
🏙️ Population	951K	7.01M

The cost of living in Freetown is 111% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7314th ($1346 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 7302nd and 7150th 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	$2.9	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504