Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 6.0% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3% less in Sierra Leone
- Groceries
-
pay 8.9% less in Sierra Leone
- Transportation
-
pay 44.7% less in Sierra Leone
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Sierra Leone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.5% less in Sierra Leone
- Clothing
-
pay 76.0% less in Sierra Leone
Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
?? |
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
?? | |
pay 76.0% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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