Cost of living comparison

 Sierra Leone
compared to
 Kenya
Kenya vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 13.7% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 32.6% less in Kenya
Groceries
pay 45.2% less in Kenya
Transportation
pay 17.9% more in Kenya
Housing
pay 79.0% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2% more in Kenya
Clothing
pay 53.8% more in Kenya

The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kenya are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

pay 32.6% less for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$3.25
KES420.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$5.64
KES730.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.55
KES71.21

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.50
KES64.97
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.85
KES499.12
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$2.73
KES353.44

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$5.65
KES732.18
Monthly public transit pass ?? $32.71
KES4,236.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$16,627.25
KES2,153,228.74

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pay 79.0% less for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$38.26
KES4,954.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$175.35
KES22,707.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$99.93
KES12,940.45

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $135.79
KES17,585.42
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,611.54
KES856,194.26

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$1.99
KES258.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$2.16
KES279.99
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$2.93
KES379.25

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pay 53.8% more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$12.19
KES1,578.43
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$19.75
KES2,557.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$35.28
KES4,569.17

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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: July 2025
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