Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 17.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.59
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.54
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.94
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.94
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.11
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.91
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.61
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.40
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.09
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.32
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.02
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.78
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.65
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.53
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,405.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,760.81
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.76
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,189.34
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,875.04
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,579.17
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,013.53
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,216.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,570.49
|
?? |
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.37
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.93
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.89
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,864.27
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.33
|
?? | |
pay 69.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,800.24
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,828.06
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,904.84
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,352.14
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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