Cost of living comparison

 Sierra Leone
compared to
 Sacramento (CA), United States
Sacramento vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Sacramento is 3.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.9 times more in Sacramento
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Sacramento
Transportation
pay 94.2% more in Sacramento
Housing
pay 72.9% more in Sacramento
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.3 times more in Sacramento
Clothing
pay 4.7 times more in Sacramento

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Sacramento are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sacramento.

Sacramento vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sacramento instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$2.64
 

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$4.84
 
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.35
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$4.73
 

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pay 94.2% more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$4.85
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $100.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$36,753.89
 

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pay 72.9% more for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$81.63
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$2,096.82
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$1,803.25
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,517.50
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $30,000.00
 

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$5.54
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$11.00
 

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Sacramento
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$53.78
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$52.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$87.22
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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