Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1461
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$376
$166
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.4
$20.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$476
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
6.51
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
60.1
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
34
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
25
58
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
7.56M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($732) is 44% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($509). Sierra Leone ranked 129th vs 175th 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 2.3 months in Sierra Leone compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 101st 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
$2.94
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.27
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.5
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
19.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1240
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$6.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$11.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.78
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$8.89
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.2
$26.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2648
$469

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In Sierra Leone

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

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$582
753K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Beruwala
$507
165K
Galle
$345
93.1K
Kandy
$409
120K
Gampaha
$465
191K
Negombo
$406
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
116K
Anuradhapura
$533
63.2K
Matara
$469
68.2K