Sierra Leone is 45.7% more expensive than Botswana.

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

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pay 80.0% more for restaurants

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.90
BWP78.71
$3.00
SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.64
BWP61.99
$10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
BWP8.91
$1.30
SLL27,260

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pay 76.2% more for groceries

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Bread
1 loaf
$0.64
BWP8.51
$0.50
SLL10,485
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.31
BWP44.22
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
BWP58.49
$7.57
SLL158,756

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.52
BWP47.04
$4.83
SLL101,357
Monthly public transit pass $24.02
BWP320.75
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.87
BWP519.01
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $214.93
BWP2,869.70
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.08
BWP1,937.05
$50.00
SLL1,048,475

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $143.65
BWP1,917.98
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
??

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.66
BWP22.14
$1.50
SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.87
BWP25.03
$1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.68
BWP49.19
$3.00
SLL62,908

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

 
Botswana
Sierra Leone
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.61
BWP528.84
$10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.92
BWP319.41
$8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.19
BWP870.47
$20.00
SLL419,390

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