Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 30.5% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
?? |
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
?? | |
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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