Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 35.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
?? |
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
?? | |
pay 73.0% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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