Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 28.3% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
?? |
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
?? | |
pay 60.8% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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