Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.31
€10.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
€3.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.18
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.19
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.10
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.06
€37.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.69
€9.30
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$691.39
€663.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$536.29
€514.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.16
€369.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$58.84
€56.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.48
€5.26
|
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pay 5.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$163.37
€156.82
|
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