Cost of living comparison

 Sierra Leone
compared to
 Turkey
Turkey vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 46.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.3% more in Turkey
Groceries
pay 35.3% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 74.3% more in Turkey
Housing
pay 70.4% less in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.2% more in Turkey
Clothing
pay 3.8 times more in Turkey

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Turkey are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Turkey. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Turkey.

Turkey vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

pay 15.3% more for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$6.91
TRY277.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$6.91
TRY277.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$1.17
TRY47.16

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pay 35.3% less for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$1.02
TRY40.78
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.97
TRY199.67
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$3.15
TRY126.59

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$4.40
TRY176.72
Monthly public transit pass ?? $19.27
TRY773.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$44,819.35
TRY1,800,332.48

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pay 70.4% less for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$11.31
TRY454.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$442.81
TRY17,787.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$336.49
TRY13,516.45

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $408.60
TRY16,412.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,892.93
TRY276,879.49

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$2.54
TRY102.13
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$2.62
TRY105.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$1.91
TRY76.76

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$42.74
TRY1,716.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$40.74
TRY1,636.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$88.38
TRY3,550.09

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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