Cost of living comparison
Chile is 46.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
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
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| 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
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
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