Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 41.0% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.62
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.30
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.65
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.59
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.11
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.47
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.24
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.73
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,661.42
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.82
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.26
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM383.08
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM284.81
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM202.67
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM270.54
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,729.05
|
?? |
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM5.98
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.67
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.25
|
?? | |
pay 68.3% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.38
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.07
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM137.75
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM161.80
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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