Sierra Leone vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$3717
🏠 One person rent
$940
$935
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$2123
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
6.34
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
61.8
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
55
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
22%
🎓 Higher education
25
90
😀 Quality of life
29
83
🏙️ Population
8.64M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($1303) is 21% less expensive than in Spain ($1642). Sierra Leone ranked 55th vs 34th for Spain 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 Sierra Leone compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 158th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sierra Leone vs Spain

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 153 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.

Sierra Leone Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$797
$762
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.3
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.8
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$4915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$824
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.67
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$73.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.7
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3601
$10852

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sierra Leone

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

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2089
3.51M
Barcelona
$2116
1.73M
Valencia
$1797
841K
Tenerife
$1774
955K
Zaragoza
$1471
693K
Seville
$1403
689K
Malaga
$1727
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2000
435K
Bilbao
$1746
351K
Alicante
$1516
366K
Valladolid
$1408
303K
Las Palmas
$1540
382K
Vigo
$1427
294K
Cordoba
$1331
323K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
261K
Terrassa
$1473
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
290K
Gijon
$1511
270K
Sabadell
$1685
225K
A Coruna
$1426
252K
Badalona
$2155
232K
San Sebastian
$1797
190K
Pamplona
$1655
209K
Granada
$1360
234K
Elche
$1314
246K
Cartagena
$1212
221K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
212K
Oviedo
$1327
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
214K
Marbella
$1935
160K