Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 52.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.7% more in Sierra Leone
- Groceries
-
pay 8.6% more in Sierra Leone
- Transportation
-
pay 0.1% less in Sierra Leone
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Sierra Leone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.1% more in Sierra Leone
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
?? |
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
?? | |
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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