Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 42.9% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 37.6% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 77.8% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Mongolia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	+105.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.03 SLL21,591	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.89 SLL18,596	+69.9%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 37.6% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.50 SLL10,485	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$7.57 SLL158,756	+39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.95 SLL40,891	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.40 SLL71,337	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.81 SLL38,046	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.91 SLL19,023	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$2.27 SLL47,558	+54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.91 SLL19,023	+197.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.74 SLL15,488	+62.2%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.83 SLL101,357	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-60.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$10.75 SLL225,422	+102.9%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+582.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+128.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+88.3%
Average			+235.5%

Mongolia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	??

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.50 SLL31,454	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.74 SLL36,435	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	+69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	??
Average			+1.8%

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pay 77.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$8.00 SLL167,756	-84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-77.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-64.8%
Average			-77.8%

Mongolia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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