Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$20.22
€18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,590.69
€25,371.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$29.95
€27.54
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$1,475.67
€1,357.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$164.91
€151.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,178.26
€1,083.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,310.77
€15,918.69
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.65
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.72
€11.70
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$61.55
€56.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$86.38
€79.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.33
€88.58
|
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