Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1258
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1036
$1574
🏠 One person rent
$132
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$53.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$807
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
34
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
65
25
😀 Quality of life
38
25
🏙️ Population
174M
8.64M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($429) is 66% less expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1258). Bangladesh ranked 191st vs 59th for Sierra Leone in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.1 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 134th and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bangladesh Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.3
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$672
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$9.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2150
$3942

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$478
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
3.23M
Narayanganj
$348
968K
Khulna
$287
929K
Sylhet
$327
480K
Rajshahi
$289
448K
Bogra
$297
401K
Mymensingh
$278
258K
Brahmanbaria
$329
268K
Barisal
$321
328K
Jessore
$326
209K
Cox's Bazar
$321
196K
Rangpur
$307
294K
Narsingdi
$357
185K
Saidpur
$320
127K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$1272
951K
Bo
$1231
234K
Kenema
$1219
188K