Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

Costa Rica Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1458
🏠 One person rent
$465
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$874
$1680
💸 GDP per capita
$13199
$461
😃 Human freedom index
7.98
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
77
60.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
34
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
76
25
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
5.21M
7.56M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1073) is 49% more expensive than in Sierra Leone ($719). Costa Rica ranked 72nd vs 127th 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 2.3 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 65th and 108th 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
$9.23
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$98.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$957
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$214
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.22%
11.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1318
$1070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.8
$6.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.38
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$380
$19.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8305
$1994

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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
$1136
342K
Limon
$1048
60.7K
Alajuela
$1021
48.3K
Liberia
$987
67.1K
Puntarenas
$884
41.5K
Cartago
$981
22.8K
Heredia
$879
19K
Tamarindo
$1371
8.14K
Santa Teresa
$999
3K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$693
951K
Bo
$779
234K
Kenema
$776
188K