Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 21.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Albania, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
?? |
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
?? | |
pay 71.7% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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