Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.7 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.85
£7.80
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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