Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 61.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
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