Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 1.6% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.94
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.89
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.88
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€336.06
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
?? |
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.87
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.69
|
?? | |
pay 72.9% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.44
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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