Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Spain instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$828.43
€761.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$665.31
€611.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.14
€350.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$43.03
€39.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$91.97
€84.57
|
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