Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 23.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 69.3% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
?? |
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
?? | |
pay 69.5% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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