Maldives vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1342
$1258
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2851
$1574
🏠 One person rent
$839
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.1
$53.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$811
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$13379
$807
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
81
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
70%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
12
25
😀 Quality of life
61
25
🏙️ Population
528K
8.64M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1342) is 7% more expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1258). Maldives ranked 50th vs 59th 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 0.6 months in Maldives compared to 0.1 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 68th and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Maldives 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.

Maldives Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$875
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1765
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.31
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$192
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3290
$3942

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In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1321
133K
Hulhumale
$1387
65.7K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$1272
951K
Bo
$1231
234K
Kenema
$1219
188K