Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 26.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
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 3.8% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
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 66.1% more 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 |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
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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