Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 55.3% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
?? |
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
?? | |
pay 70.1% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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