Kuwait vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1456
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3812
$1455
🏠 One person rent
$711
$836
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1663
💸 GDP per capita
$37533
$433
😃 Human freedom index
6.25
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
80.3
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
35
🌐 English speaking %
20%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
54
25
😀 Quality of life
66
39
🏙️ Population
4.46M
7.56M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1456) is 22% more expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1191). Kuwait ranked 38th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait compared to 1.4 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 48th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Kuwait Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$635
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5805
$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$1070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$76.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7010
$2816

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1457
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1268
10K

In Sierra Leone

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