Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 73.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
?? |
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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