Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 3.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$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 9.0 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
?? |
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
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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