Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 12.7% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 47.9% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.48
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.41
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.97
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.98
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.91
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.99
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.47
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.13
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.08
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.11
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.14
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.80
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.36
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.30
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.18
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.32
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.87
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR596,311.94
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.62
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.94
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,113.80
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,530.42
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,507.34
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,202.91
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,590.61
|
?? |
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.45
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.11
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.32
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.95
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.47
|
?? | |
pay 70.4% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.94
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.49
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,633.62
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,263.02
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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