Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.20
€3.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.69
€32.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.16
€9.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$27.71
€25.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$604.28
€555.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$455.38
€418.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$97.48
€89.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$317.80
€292.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.01
€36.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.66
€5.20
|
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pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$71.96
€66.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.57
€28.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.13
€88.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$119.85
€110.21
|
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