Sierra Leone is 2.2 times more expensive than Kenya.

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.25
KES419.78
$3.00
SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.64
KES729.28
$10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
KES71.07
$1.03
SLL21,591

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
KES64.84
$0.50
SLL10,485
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
KES498.15
??
Milk (1 gallon) $2.73
KES352.76
$7.57
SLL158,756

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.65
KES730.77
$4.83
SLL101,357
Monthly public transit pass $32.71
KES4,227.98
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.26
KES4,944.62
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.35
KES22,664.14
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $99.93
KES12,915.47
$978.33
SLL20,515,161

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.79
KES17,551.47
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,611.54
KES854,541.38
??

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
KES257.56
$1.50
SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
KES279.45
$1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.93
KES378.52
$3.00
SLL62,908

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

 
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$12.19
KES1,575.39
$10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.75
KES2,552.69
$8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.28
KES4,560.35
$20.00
SLL419,390

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