Cost of living comparison
Chile is 46.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.2% more in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 21.3% more in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 59.4% less in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.8% more in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Chile
The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Chile are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.09
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.33
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.34
CLF0.8100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$16,204.48
CLF392.2300
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$13.18
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.54
CLF0.5200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$453.06
CLF10.9700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$359.28
CLF8.7000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$78.13
CLF1.8900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$313.82
CLF7.6000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,486.89
CLF108.6100
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.08
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.53
CLF0.9800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$43.89
CLF1.0600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.66
CLF0.6900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.62
CLF1.4900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$78.35
CLF1.9000
|
|
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