Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 81.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
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
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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