Mali vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$509
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1461
🏠 One person rent
$217
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1672
💸 GDP per capita
$833
$476
😃 Human freedom index
5.9
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
58.9
60.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
35
🌐 English speaking %
0%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
27
25
😀 Quality of life
16
44
🏙️ Population
20.3M
7.56M

The average cost of living in Mali ($509) is 30% less expensive than in Sierra Leone ($732). Mali ranked 174th vs 129th 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 0.7 months in Mali compared to 2.3 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 180th and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Mali and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 7 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.

Mali Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$80.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$76.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.43%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1531
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$814
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.47
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$75.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2915
$2648

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$518
2.01M
Sikasso
$479
226K
Segou
$470
131K
Bougouni
$472
59.7K
Markala
$471
46K
Koulikoro
$471
43.2K
Banamba
$471
30.6K

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$751
951K
Bo
$689
234K
Kenema
$689
188K