Myanmar vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1585
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$241
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$597
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$243
💸 GDP per capita
$1359
$807
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
66.9
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
20
25
😀 Quality of life
22
29
🏙️ Population
54.5M
8.64M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($610) is 53% less expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1303). Myanmar ranked 166th 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 Myanmar compared to 0.2 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 174th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Myanmar Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.3
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$75.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1800
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.83
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$1.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$96.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13424
$3601

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K

In Sierra Leone

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