Cost of living comparison
Albania is 75.3% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Albania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
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