Sierra Leone vs Suriname - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Suriname
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$940
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$272
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$6962
😃 Human freedom index
6.34
7.04
❤️ Life expectancy
61.8
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
38
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
87.1%
🎓 Higher education
25
27
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
8.64M
634K

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($1303) is 49% more expensive than in Suriname ($876). Sierra Leone ranked 55th vs 115th for Suriname 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 0.3 months in Suriname. Ranked 158th and 110th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sierra Leone vs Suriname

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone and Suriname as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 2 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 Suriname
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$8.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.5
 Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$797
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.3
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.8
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$824
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.67
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.7
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3601
$1855

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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 Suriname

City Cost of living Population
Paramaribo
$877
224K
Nieuw Nickerie
$854
12.8K