Sierra Leone vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1258
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1574
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$900
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$118
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
6.34
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
61.8
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
80
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
25
94
🏙️ Population
8.64M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($1258) is 28% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Sierra Leone ranked 59th vs 27th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Sierra Leone compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 164th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sierra Leone vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$799
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1806
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$195
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.6
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3942
$8198

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Cities Comparison in Sierra Leone vs Sweden

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In Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Freetown
$1272
951K
Bo
$1231
234K
Kenema
$1219
188K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K