Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Sierra Leone

For one person, living is cheaper in Sierra Leone: $1,799 a month against $2,405 in Barcelona, rent and utilities included – about $7,300 less a year. Other living expenses account for most of the difference.

Barcelona
🇪🇸 Spain
$2,405
/mo nomad
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
$1,799
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 73.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone without rent, and 33.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 122.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone without rent, and 259.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.98 €16.05
$1.95 SLL 44.6K
822.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67.4 €60.2
$39.59 SLL 904.5K
70.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.37 €11.93
$11.02 SLL 251.8K
21.32%
Cappuccino
$3.34 €2.98
$2.62 SLL 59.9K
27.48%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 €2.64
$1.56 SLL 35.6K
89.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 €1.69
$0.87 SLL 19.8K
118.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.88 €3.46
$1.94 SLL 44.4K
100.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.57 €4.08
$3.55 SLL 81.1K
28.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 €1.13
$2.41 SLL 55.1K
-47.30%
White Bread (500g)
$1.96 €1.75
$0.65 SLL 14.8K
201.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.56
$1.29 SLL 29.4K
35.66%
Eggs
$4.89 €4.36
$1.83 SLL 41.8K
167.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.47 €15.59
$6.93 SLL 158.4K
152.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.06 €8.09
$10.13 SLL 231.5K
-10.56%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.18 €18.01
$5.33 SLL 121.7K
278.61%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 €2.75
$7.08 SLL 161.8K
-56.50%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 €1.81
$2.92 SLL 66.7K
-30.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.60 €2.32
$0.74 SLL 16.8K
251.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 €2.42
$4.96 SLL 113.4K
-45.36%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 €1.92
$2.05 SLL 46.8K
4.88%
Onion (1kg)
$2.21 €1.97
$1.59 SLL 36.3K
38.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.54 €1.38
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 €0.83
$1.16 SLL 26.5K
-19.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.09 €6.32
$3.06 SLL 69.9K
131.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.63 €6.81
$8.20 SLL 187.4K
-6.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 €1.33
$1.58 SLL 36.1K
-5.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 €2.43
$1.95 SLL 44.6K
40.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.95 €2.63
$0.45 SLL 10.2K
555.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.91 €23.13
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.13 €2.80
$0.49 SLL 11.1K
538.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.45 €1.29
$0.48 SLL 11.1K
202.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.17 €30.49
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.79 €1.60
$1.36 SLL 31.1K
31.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.7K €31.0K
$12.1K SLL 277.1M
185.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K €27.0K
$25.1K SLL 573.3M
20.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$181 €161
$59.0 SLL 1.3M
206.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.56 €12.10
$17.67 SLL 403.7K
-23.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.12 €31.34
$51.6 SLL 1.2M
-31.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.2 €47.44
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.05 €14.33
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Cinema Ticket
$11.37 €10.14
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$939 €838
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.5K €14.7K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.2 €78.7
$10.03 SLL 229.3K
779.46%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.77 €35.49
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 €92.3
$20.06 SLL 458.2K
415.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €107
$49.38 SLL 1.1M
141.94%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,695 €1,513
$926 SLL 21.2M
83.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,301 €1,161
$1,241 SLL 28.4M
4.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,576 €2,299
$3,484 SLL 79.6M
-26.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,941 €1,732
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,470 €6,666
$1,093 SLL 25.0M
583.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,195 €4,636
$1,085 SLL 24.8M
378.54%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Sierra Leone
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,299 €2,052
$1,315 SLL 30.1M
74.81%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.28
0
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barcelona: October 4, 2026

Last update for Sierra Leone: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
$1.3K
Sierra Leone
$1.2K 4.6% $59
Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
$325
Sierra Leone
$263 * 19.2% $62
Eating Out
Barcelona
$272
Sierra Leone
$107 60.8% $165
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
$229
Sierra Leone
$128 44.1% $101
Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
$158
Sierra Leone
$36 * 77.3% $122
Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
$76
Sierra Leone
- * 100%
Getting Around
Barcelona
$48
Sierra Leone
$4.7 * 90.2% $43

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇪🇸 Barcelona
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🕒 Local time
15:01 3:01 PM
13:01 1:01 PM
2 h behind Barcelona
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
1,660,122
7,557,212
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

SLL, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Sierra Leonean Leone exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 22,848 SLL (100,000 SLL = 4.38 USD). 1 EUR = 25,603 SLL (100,000 SLL = 3.91 EUR).

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  • Barcelona Sierra Leone 3,960 km ≈ 5 h nonstop flight
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