Sierra Leone vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1258
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1574
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$900
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$118
$57.8
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$847
😃 Human freedom index
6.34
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
61.8
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
15
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
4%
🎓 Higher education
25
38
😀 Quality of life
25
17
🏙️ Population
8.64M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($1258) is 123% more expensive than in Syria ($564). Sierra Leone ranked 59th vs 171st for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 164th and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sierra Leone vs Syria

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.47
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$799
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1806
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$195
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$70.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.2
$1.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.68
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$64.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3942
$1780

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sierra Leone

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

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$551
2M
Damascus
$706
2.69M
Homs
$390
775K
Hama
$441
697K
Latakia
$446
709K
Raqqa
$518
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$521
272K
Al-Hasakah
$497
188K
Qamishli
$490
184K
Idlib
$559
165K