Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.5 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.51
€8.75
|
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pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$115.51
€106.22
|
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