Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 27.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
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