Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 68.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.3% more in Slovakia
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2% more in Slovakia
- Transportation
-
pay 47.7% more in Slovakia
- Housing
-
pay 33.8% less in Slovakia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.6% more in Slovakia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Slovakia
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Slovakia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Slovakia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.14
€7.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.98
€7.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.03
€5.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.12
€2.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.34
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.69
€24.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,429.89
€22,465.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.64
€10.70
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$20.60
€18.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$566.87
€521.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$468.12
€430.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$171.07
€157.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$400.86
€368.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,069.66
€7,420.72
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.24
€4.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.04
€36.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.21
€7.55
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$63.57
€58.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$29.21
€26.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$78.92
€72.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.27
€84.85
|
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