Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 8.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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