Sierra Leone vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sierra Leone Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$969
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$643
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1277
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$758
$477
😃 Human freedom index
6.34
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
60.4
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
13
🌐 English speaking %
83.5%
9%
🎓 Higher education
24
25
😀 Quality of life
37
12
🏙️ Population
7.56M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Sierra Leone ($1324) is 153% more expensive than in Yemen ($524). Sierra Leone ranked 43rd vs 177th for Yemen 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 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 124th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sierra Leone vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.9
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.66
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.3
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.8
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.52
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.19
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$77.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2750
$2713

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Sierra Leone vs Yemen

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$505
618K
Taiz
$507
615K
Aden
$503
507K
Ibb
$496
351K
Dhamar
$486
160K
Mukalla
$484
144K
Sayyan
$481
70K
Sa'dah
$482
70.2K
Zabid
$482
50.8K