Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 29.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Freetown instead of China, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 91.9% less for childcare
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 66.6% less for clothing
China
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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