Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 47.0% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.83
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.96
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.68
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.89
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.33
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.01
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.08
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.52
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.47
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.05
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.44
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£30.75
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£22,743.98
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£17.99
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.16
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,442.71
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£125.27
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,130.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,804.71
|
?? |
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.59
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.11
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.59
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£61.67
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.44
|
?? | |
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£68.33
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.17
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£62.43
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£59.42
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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