Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3222
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$625
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$982
$597
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$243
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$807
😃 Human freedom index
8.36
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
34
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
75
25
😀 Quality of life
65
29
🏙️ Population
5.13M
8.64M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1328) is 2% more expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1303). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 55th 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 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 0.2 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 59th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.94
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$4.25
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$75.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1680
$824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.27
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.94
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.3
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$1.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.2
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$96.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13147
$3601

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1454
335K
Limon
$1332
71.5K
Alajuela
$1323
44.4K
Liberia
$957
65.9K
Puntarenas
$825
41.5K
Cartago
$1290
22.8K
Heredia
$1378
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1832
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1273
3K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Bo
$1257
234K
Freetown
$1323
951K
Kenema
$1257
188K