Cost of living comparison

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

Kuwait is 59.2% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.3% more in Kuwait
Groceries
pay 17.3% less in Kuwait
Transportation
pay 49.7% more in Kuwait
Housing
pay 54.4% less in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.7% more in Kuwait
Clothing
pay 4.0 times more in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.3% more for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$7.72
KWD2.380
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$7.66
KWD2.360
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.55
KWD0.170

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$1.01
KWD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.23
KWD0.690
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$5.23
KWD1.610

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$1.25
KWD0.390
Monthly public transit pass ?? $48.77
KWD15.030
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$20,067.40
KWD6,181.800

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pay 54.4% less for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$24.39
KWD7.510
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$767.09
KWD236.300
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$636.14
KWD195.960

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $345.62
KWD106.470
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,757.77
KWD1,773.690

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pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$1.63
KWD0.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$4.77
KWD1.470
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$3.04
KWD0.940

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Kuwait
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$40.88
KWD12.590
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$46.73
KWD14.390
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$89.98
KWD27.720

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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: January 2025
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