Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 83.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.6% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 66.6% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 34.0% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.5% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 4.5 times more in Portugal
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Portugal are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.06
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.25
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.96
€34.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.80
€9.93
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$900.66
€828.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$732.72
€673.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$455.47
€418.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.85
€7.22
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$93.85
€86.30
|
|
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