Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.85
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.98
€28.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.62
€10.20
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$507.54
€487.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$347.76
€333.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$477.03
€457.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$41.43
€39.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.20
€7.88
|
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pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$141.41
€135.74
|
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