Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 58.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 21.0% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 77.0% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 80.1% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.9% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 3.8 times more in Venezuela
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Venezuela are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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