Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$18.70
£14.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 98.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.07
£5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$98.23
£77.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.31
£35.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.89
£10.22
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.72
£76.65
|
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