Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 3.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
?? |
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
?? | |
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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