Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 11.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA475
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA492
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA997
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA358
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA442
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA557
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 98.0% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
?? |
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
?? | |
pay 74.7% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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