Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.7 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.93
€13.36
|
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pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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