Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 2.3 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in South Carolina
- Groceries
-
pay 74.9% more in South Carolina
- Transportation
-
pay 66.2% more in South Carolina
- Housing
-
pay 12.0% more in South Carolina
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in South Carolina
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0 times more in South Carolina
The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in South Carolina are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in South Carolina.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$17.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 66.2% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$30,676.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$19.29
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$63.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,510.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,398.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$144.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,335.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,679.50
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.57
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$113.24
|
|
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