France vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4015
$1455
🏠 One person rent
$831
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$1616
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2667
$1663
💸 GDP per capita
$44461
$433
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
35
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
86
25
😀 Quality of life
84
39
🏙️ Population
68.4M
7.56M

The average cost of living in France ($1616) is 36% more expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1191). France ranked 26th vs 54th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 1.4 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 24th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for France and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.8
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$635
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1663
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.66%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4720
$1070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$679
$76.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$2816

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Cities Comparison in France vs Sierra Leone

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2357
2.15M
Marseille
$1607
873K
Lyon
$1608
522K
Toulouse
$1551
504K
Nice
$1721
348K
Nantes
$1547
323K
Strasbourg
$1497
291K
Montpellier
$1531
302K
Bordeaux
$1575
262K
Rennes
$1394
225K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
120K
Lille
$1547
237K
Angers
$1383
157K
Villeurbanne
$1622
157K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
147K
Nanterre
$1725
97.4K
Aix-en-Provence
$1654
147K
Le Mans
$1261
145K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
78.2K
Saint-Etienne
$1139
173K
Argenteuil
$1826
107K
Grenoble
$1473
157K
Reims
$1448
179K
Saint-Denis
$1799
114K
Le Havre
$1249
166K
Brest
$1152
140K
Tours
$1192
138K
Saint-Denis
$1397
155K
Versailles
$1894
83.6K
Montreuil
$1743
111K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$1213
951K
Bo
$1138
234K
Kenema
$1146
188K