Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 24.2% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 61.4% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$1.03 SLL21,591	-31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90	$0.89 SLL18,596	-1.5%
Average			-28.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$0.50 SLL10,485	-85.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$7.57 SLL158,756	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$1.95 SLL40,891	-69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.40 SLL71,337	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.81 SLL38,046	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.91 SLL19,023	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.27 SLL47,558
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.91 SLL19,023	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.74 SLL15,488	-28.6%
Average			-36.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32	$4.83 SLL101,357	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$10.75 SLL225,422	-49.8%
Average			-42.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.4% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+117.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+117.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-56.6%
Average			+61.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	??

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$1.50 SLL31,454	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83	$1.74 SLL36,435	-64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.00 SLL62,908
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	??
Average			-43.8%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$8.00 SLL167,756	-80.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-9.1%
Average			-56.8%

Northern Mariana Islands 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: June 2025

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