Liberia vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liberia Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1280
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$222
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$597
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$99.2
$243
💸 GDP per capita
$851
$807
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
62.2
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
34
🌐 English speaking %
82.7%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
25
25
😀 Quality of life
24
29
🏙️ Population
5.61M
8.64M

The average cost of living in Liberia ($532) is 59% less expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1303). Liberia ranked 182nd 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 0.2 months in Liberia compared to 0.2 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 170th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Liberia and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 5 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.

Liberia Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.35
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$75.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$1.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$96.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3597
$3601

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Cities Comparison in Liberia vs Sierra Leone

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$535
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$501
47.1K
Kakata
$503
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$502
11K

In Sierra Leone

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