Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 29.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD719
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD767
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD150
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD494
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD299
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD686
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,872
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,878,508
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD731
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,352
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,201
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,466
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,991
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,733
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD636,962
|
?? |
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD212
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD388
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,595
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD487
|
?? | |
pay 71.5% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,890
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,775
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,500
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,250
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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