Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 67.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
?? |
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
?? | |
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Sierra Leone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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