Cost of Living in
Sierra Leone

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1077	$1660
Without rent	$331	$834
Rent & Utilities	$813.36	$443.89
Food	$302	$635
Transport	$58.11	$124.17
Monthly salary after tax	$1366.71
Human freedom index	5.96
Life expectancy	56.69
English speaking %	87.1%
Population	7.7M

The cost of living in Sierra Leone is $1077, which is 1.03 times more expensive than the world average. Sierra Leone is ranked 72th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Sierra Leone is $1366.71, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months.

Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 8 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1077	72 / 208
Without rent	$331	169 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$813.36	34 / 208
Food	$302	106 / 208
Transport	$58.11	123 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	1025.86$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	637.33$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	533.68$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	146.7$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	73.77$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	112.7$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	84.96$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.68$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	880$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1243$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.58$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	26.95$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	8.11$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.98$
Cappuccino	1.81$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.81$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.56$
Monthly ticket local transport	10.1$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	11.62$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.95$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.63$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.4$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.71$
Eggs, x12	1.99$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.43$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.44$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.1$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.69$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.67$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.89$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.26$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.93$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.47$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	1.02$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.18$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	4.69$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.83$
Cigarette pack	2.02$
Cold medicince, 1 week	1.59$
Hair Shampoo	1.36$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	0.76$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	0.77$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	37.04$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	1.88$
Doctor's visit	12.77$
Haircut, simple	1.43$
Brand Jeans	10.45$
Brand Sneakers	73.11$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	70.62$
International Primary School, 1 year	3244$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Bumpe	$1404
2	Leicester (Sierra Leone)	$1374
3	Western Area	$1321
4	Bonthe	$1297
5	Pujehun	$1292
6	Kailahun	$1286
7	Bintumani	$1263
8	Bo (Sierra Leone)	$1191
9	Tonkolili	$1164
10	Kenema	$1123
11	Kabala	$1112
12	Port Loko	$1095
13	Moyamba	$1085
14	Freetown (Sierra Leone)	$1072
15	Kambia	$985
16	Monaco	$7654
17	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
18	Singapore	$3385
19	Neuchatel	$3164
20	Ile-de-France	$2736
21	Zurich	$2715
22	California	$2710
23	Queretaro	$2187
24	United States	$2149
25	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
26	Aland	$2038
27	Ostergotland	$1978
28	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
29	Hoki	$1897
30	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
31	Liege	$1878
32	Plzen	$1831
33	South Pyongan	$1816
34	Hokkaido	$1802
35	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
36	Nampo	$1690
37	Jonkoping	$1661
38	Rikuchu	$1633
39	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
40	Caceres	$1564
41	Holguin	$1508
42	Usti nad Labem	$1462
43	Cadiz	$1459
44	Orebro	$1456
45	Kavala	$1444
46	Limon	$1428
47	Al Bahah	$1394
48	Colon (Panama)	$1391
49	Zlin	$1388
50	Vastmanland	$1381
51	Omi	$1355
52	Tacuarembo	$1343
53	Siauliai County	$1329
54	Ahuachapan	$1327
55	Shimosa	$1324
56	Ciego de Avila	$1316
57	Tokai	$1300
58	Xanthi	$1280
59	Dembeni	$1275
60	Panama	$1271
61	Bayamon	$1269
62	Paysandu	$1264
63	Usulutan	$1259
64	Zilina	$1252
65	Hyuga	$1251
66	Guantanamo	$1238
67	Panama	$1234
68	Ioannina	$1231
69	Igdir	$1230
70	Panama Oeste	$1230
71	San-Pedro	$1203
72	Klaipeda	$1201
73	Tillaberi	$1200
74	Etchu	$1194
75	Vlore	$1194
76	Constanta	$1189
77	Kai	$1170
78	Pinar del Rio	$1161
79	Riga Planning Region	$1154
80	Camaguey	$1149
81	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
82	Lodz	$1132
83	Chania	$1130
84	Causeni	$1128
85	Presov	$1128
86	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
87	Kermanshah	$1116
88	Franche-Comte	$1113
89	Yoro	$1112
90	Tekirdag	$1111
91	Zambezia	$1107
92	Bahia	$1102
93	Setubal	$1097
94	Drama	$1085
95	Kastoria	$1081
96	Suo	$1080
97	Balikesir	$1075
98	Thies	$1074
99	Trencin	$1063
100	Serres	$1060
101	Dubasari	$1050
102	Rethymno	$1045
103	Equateur	$1036
104	Espirito Santo	$1034
105	Suchitepequez	$1030
106	Haut-Uele	$1027
107	Gabu	$1019
108	Straseni	$1015
109	Brasov	$1014
110	Goias	$1013
111	Boke	$1007
112	Mexico	$1007
113	Totomi	$995
114	Siauliai	$994
115	Colon (Cuba)	$992
116	Banska Bystrica	$983
117	Panevezys	$969
118	Iasi	$963
119	Sao Paulo	$961
120	Kozuke	$956
121	Klaipeda County	$952
122	Izmir	$949
123	Osumi	$945
124	Kutahya	$934
125	Quilpue	$930
126	Hradec Kralove	$929
127	Kasai	$920
128	Kasai-Oriental	$919
129	Gueckedou	$918
130	Michoacan	$908
131	Eskisehir	$906
132	Extreme-Nord	$900
133	Solola	$897
134	Timis	$890
135	Bafata	$878
136	Kahramanmaras	$878
137	Usak	$877
138	Guatemala	$876
139	Uige	$872
140	Dien Bien	$871
141	Estado de Mexico	$864
142	Yucatan	$864
143	Durres	$856
144	Guaira	$856
145	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
146	Diyarbakir	$850
147	Cotui	$846
148	Ceara	$845
149	Francisco Morazan	$845
150	Botosani	$841
151	Esteli	$838
152	Buzau	$834
153	Botosani	$829
154	Forecariah	$826
155	Kirikkale	$816
156	Maan	$816
157	San Luis Potosi	$814
158	Boyaca	$812
159	Tucuman	$812
160	Caras-Severin	$810
161	Neuquen	$806
162	Bekes	$799
163	Hoki Province	$787
164	Adiyaman	$779
165	Arges	$779
166	Neamt	$777
167	Raska	$771
168	Atlantico	$768
169	Marijampole	$762
170	Para	$756
171	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
172	Ialomita	$751
173	Veszprem	$751
174	Wasit	$751
175	Huila	$747
176	Sirvan	$747
177	Canakkale	$743
178	Aydin	$733
179	Elazig	$730
180	Chisinau	$726
181	Nuevo Leon	$720
182	Shkoder	$718
183	Korce	$710
184	Khuzestan	$708
185	Copiapo	$705
186	Bazega	$694
187	Curico	$692
188	Hamadan	$689
189	Mures	$683
190	Passore	$680
191	Braila	$675
192	Oueme	$671
193	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
194	Iasi	$668
195	Djibouti	$666
196	Rezekne	$664
197	Laayoune	$660
198	Nghe An	$657
199	Awash	$655
200	Elazig	$650
201	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
202	Gilan	$644
203	Meknes	$634
204	Mures	$633
205	Khenifra	$631
206	Tuyen Quang	$628
207	Bacau	$624
208	Paraguari	$622
209	Caras-Severin	$620
210	Piaui	$620
211	Binh Phuoc	$612
212	Osh	$608
213	Chuy Province	$607
214	Vinh Long	$607
215	Anse-a-Veau	$604
216	Dambovita	$604
217	Medias	$602
218	Koulpelogo	$595
219	Anosy	$594
220	Rio San Juan	$590
221	Bac Lieu	$587
222	Ninh Thuan	$585
223	Setif	$582
224	Duzce	$573
225	Ain Beida	$572
226	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
227	Agri	$569
228	Maramures	$569
229	Al Mahwit	$568
230	Hau Giang	$567
231	Dak Lak	$566
232	Al Hoceima	$562
233	Nis	$561
234	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
235	Cadiz	$542
236	Valcea	$542
237	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
238	Bac Giang	$536
239	Soc Trang	$535
240	Miragoane	$533
241	Bechar	$531
242	Menaka	$525
243	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
244	Karbala	$522
245	Lere	$516
246	Stavropol	$514
247	Yen Bai	$513
248	Kirklareli	$512
249	Hajjah	$507
250	Son La	$502
251	San Andres	$500
252	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
253	Sadah	$495
254	Dhaka	$489
255	Sale	$489
256	Corum	$484
257	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
258	Binh Dinh	$480
259	Oulmes	$480
260	Caaguazu	$478
261	Arta	$476
262	Dong Nai	$473
263	Lang Son	$470
264	Salar	$470
265	Kenitra	$467
266	Quang Tri	$466
267	Ayni	$465
268	Dong Thap	$463
269	Narino	$462
270	Maharashtra	$461
271	Quang Ninh	$453
272	Nam Dinh	$448
273	Ain Temouchent	$444
274	Thanh Hoa	$444
275	Sanaa	$443
276	MSila	$441
277	Binh Duong	$438
278	Homs	$436
279	Khemisset	$435
280	Medenine	$433
281	Ca Mau	$431
282	Kebili	$431
283	Thua Thien Hue	$431
284	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
285	Ain Defla	$426
286	Mazandaran	$426
287	Binh Thuan	$424
288	Tamba	$423
289	Jaen (Peru)	$422
290	Tetouan	$414
291	Al Bayda	$412
292	Ysyk-Kol	$411
293	Tebessa	$409
294	Bejaia	$405
295	Misratah	$399
296	Baghlan	$398
297	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
298	Daharia	$393
299	Al Bayda	$390
300	San Joaquin	$389
301	Tay Ninh	$389
302	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
303	Kien Giang	$381
304	Saida	$381
305	Gabes	$377
306	Kosice	$372
307	Sabha	$365
308	Bihar	$363
309	Kien Giang	$363
310	Quang Nam	$363
311	Samana	$360
312	Medea	$333
313	Ben Tre	$324
314	Naama	$302