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Equatorial Guinea vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 35.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 79.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 7.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$13.07 FCFA8,172	+335.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.23 FCFA766	+19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.23 FCFA766	+38.2%
Average			+103.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$3.24 FCFA2,027	+548.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.37 FCFA2,105
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$9.69 FCFA6,058	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$2.94 FCFA1,839	+50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.10 FCFA1,937	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.48 FCFA927	+63.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.22 FCFA1,390
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.48 FCFA927	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.85 FCFA1,158	+104.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+201.0%
Average			+108.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.9% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$3.09 FCFA1,934	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.38 FCFA16,493
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$33,034.81 FCFA20,654,256	+175.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$7.35 FCFA4,597	-31.6%
Average			+35.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.8% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$16.34 FCFA10,216	-83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$204.24 FCFA127,694	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$114.37 FCFA71,509	-88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$41.86 FCFA26,170	-62.1%
Average			-79.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$65.36 FCFA40,862
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$326.78 FCFA204,311

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.63 FCFA1,022	+8.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.72 FCFA3,575	+229.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.52 FCFA2,825	+50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$49.02 FCFA30,647	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.39 FCFA3,367
Average			+71.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.3 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$24.51 FCFA15,323	+145.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$102.12 FCFA63,847	+1176.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$245.08 FCFA153,233	+1125.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$81.69 FCFA51,078	+63.4%
Average			+627.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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