Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 3.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in San Diego
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in San Diego
- Transportation
-
pay 93.9% more in San Diego
- Housing
-
pay 82.6% more in San Diego
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5 times more in San Diego
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1 times more in San Diego
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in San Diego are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in San Diego.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$21.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$4.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,376.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$19.40
|
|
pay 82.6% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$70.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$2,839.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$2,284.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$240.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,754.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,666.67
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$84.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$58.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$59.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$91.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$122.86
|
|
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