Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$969
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$643
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$21.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1277
$226
💸 GDP per capita
$758
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
6.34
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
60.4
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
32
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
24
57
😀 Quality of life
37
43
🏙️ Population
7.56M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($1324) is 136% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($560). Sierra Leone ranked 43rd vs 171st for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Sierra Leone compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 124th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.66
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
16.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$1499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$30.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2750
$4123

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$1346
951K
Bo
$1278
234K
Kenema
$1272
188K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K