Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in United Kingdom
- Groceries
-
pay 16.5% more in United Kingdom
- Transportation
-
pay 98.7% more in United Kingdom
- Housing
-
pay 10.6% more in United Kingdom
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2 times more in United Kingdom
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8 times more in United Kingdom
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$18.70
£14.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.25
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.23
£1.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.57
£1.21
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.35
£3.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.92
£4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.77
£2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.70
£2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.23
£0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
£0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.42
£1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
|
pay 98.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.07
£5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$98.23
£76.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,832.80
£26,962.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$17.15
£13.27
|
|
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
£30.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,243.58
£962.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,020.84
£790.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$229.21
£177.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,497.56
£1,159.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,629.32
£14,420.10
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.63
£4.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.12
£3.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$17.47
£13.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.31
£35.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.89
£9.98
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$78.43
£60.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.13
£31.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.36
£69.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.72
£74.87
|
|
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