Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.3 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$42,240.06
AED155,147.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$985.52
AED3,619.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$507.75
AED1,864.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.05
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
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