Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 2.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN31
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN127
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN152
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN95
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN257
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN979
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN774
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN309
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN69
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN734
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN209
|
?? | |
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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