Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 23.9% cheaper than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.63
PKR453.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.70
PKR1,028.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.30
PKR82.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.20
PKR56.64
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.54
PKR151.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.48
PKR687.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.74
PKR761.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.15
PKR320.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.24
PKR343.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.47
PKR129.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.28
PKR77.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
PKR89.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.23
PKR63.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.17
PKR46.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.22
PKR61.25
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.71
PKR1,030.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.71
PKR1,864.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,211,795.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$4.64
PKR1,288.93
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$13.82
PKR3,839.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$88.73
PKR24,649.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$52.29
PKR14,525.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$60.51
PKR16,808.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$34.35
PKR9,542.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,271.23
PKR353,147.12
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.82
PKR506.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.50
PKR415.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.89
PKR525.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.87
PKR1,075.30
|
|
pay 95.0% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$14.19
PKR3,941.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$21.90
PKR6,082.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.34
PKR17,041.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$28.94
PKR8,039.26
|
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