Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.8% more in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 52.4% more in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 84.6% more in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 44.1% less in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.9% more in Costa Rica
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9 times more in Costa Rica
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.75
CRC4,928.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.08
CRC4,591.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.01
CRC1,016.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.49
CRC754.12
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.53
CRC1,280.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.76
CRC1,902.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.98
CRC3,526.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.21
CRC1,624.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.97
CRC2,007.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.79
CRC904.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
CRC311.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
CRC615.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.22
CRC617.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.09
CRC553.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.11
CRC563.09
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.63
CRC2,845.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
CRC24,773.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,727,904.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$15.62
CRC7,898.54
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.50
CRC24,521.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$778.04
CRC393,372.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$547.50
CRC276,815.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$68.26
CRC34,510.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.07
CRC262,438.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,987.74
CRC5,555,360.23
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.73
CRC1,378.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.65
CRC1,847.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.58
CRC2,316.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$59.46
CRC30,063.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.63
CRC4,361.23
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$65.32
CRC33,027.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$44.54
CRC22,519.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$110.39
CRC55,810.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$97.22
CRC49,152.46
|
|
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