Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 58.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 34.2% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 72.6% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Beijing, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 86.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.22	$3.00 SLL62,908	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.29	$10.00 SLL209,695	+79.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.59	$1.03 SLL21,591	+107.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.89 SLL18,596	+186.9%
Average			+86.5%

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.38	$0.50 SLL10,485	-65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.89	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.90	$7.57 SLL158,756	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.58	$1.95 SLL40,891	+12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.08	$3.40 SLL71,337	+122.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.64	$1.81 SLL38,046	+97.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.15	$0.91 SLL19,023	+27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.42	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$2.27 SLL47,558	+289.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.91 SLL19,023	+146.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.74 SLL15,488	+56.8%
Average			+76.9%

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.56	$4.83 SLL101,357	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥241.74	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.24	$10.75 SLL225,422	+134.1%
Average			+34.2%

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.16	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+652.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+98.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.32	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+162.6%
Average			+240.1%

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	??

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.06	$1.50 SLL31,454	+34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.08	$1.74 SLL36,435	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.18	$3.00 SLL62,908	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥473.82	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.43	??
Average			-13.6%

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 72.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥453.54	$10.00 SLL209,695	-84.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.09	$8.00 SLL167,756	-76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.09	$20.00 SLL419,390	-76.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥779.15	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-53.5%
Average			-72.6%

Beijing vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Beijing vs.

Wellington

Beijing vs.

Mexico City

Beijing vs.

Canberra

Beijing vs.

Dodoma

Beijing vs.

Athens

Beijing vs.

Nairobi

Beijing vs.

Bangkok

Beijing vs.

Hanoi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in China vs. Sierra Leone. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within China and Sierra Leone.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Beijing

Add prices for Sierra Leone

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sierra Leone or Beijing. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.