Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 40.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
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