Malta vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malta Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1258
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3890
$1574
🏠 One person rent
$1033
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1793
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$53.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1909
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$43899
$807
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
83.5
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
34
🌐 English speaking %
88.5%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
76
25
😀 Quality of life
82
25
🏙️ Population
569K
8.64M

The average cost of living in Malta ($1725) is 37% more expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1258). Malta ranked 29th 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 1.1 months in Malta compared to 0.1 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 34th and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malta vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Malta and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Malta Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$2.79
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.4
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1135
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$887
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2161
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1709
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4470
$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$9.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.6
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9752
$3942

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Cities Comparison in Malta vs Sierra Leone

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
40.2K
Mosta
$1769
25.5K
Birkirkara
$1769
24.4K
Zabbar
$1750
18K
Naxxar
$1639
18.1K
Marsaskala
$1596
15.6K
Sliema
$2127
16.9K
San Gwann
$1764
16.1K
Gzira
$1852
8.03K
Valletta
$1824
6.44K

In Sierra Leone

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