Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
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