Cost of living comparison

 Sierra Leone
compared to
 Argentina
Argentina vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 81.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.8% more in Argentina
Groceries
pay 9.7% less in Argentina
Transportation
pay 36.3% more in Argentina
Housing
pay 74.4% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.7% less in Argentina
Clothing
pay 6.0 times more in Argentina

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Argentina are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Argentina. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

pay 48.8% more for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$8.59
ARS9,161.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$6.73
ARS7,175.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$1.32
ARS1,408.91

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$1.43
ARS1,522.36
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.84
ARS4,089.49
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$4.28
ARS4,561.80

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$3.66
ARS3,903.34
Monthly public transit pass ?? $13.28
ARS14,156.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$28,930.00
ARS30,844,939.74

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pay 74.4% less for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$19.37
ARS20,649.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$303.40
ARS323,486.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$221.72
ARS236,391.36

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $173.69
ARS185,184.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,841.72
ARS3,029,818.86

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$1.81
ARS1,929.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$2.09
ARS2,224.47
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$2.36
ARS2,513.55

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pay 6.0 times more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$79.59
ARS84,862.37
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$69.14
ARS73,720.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$107.64
ARS114,763.29

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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