Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 22.9% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.9% less in Sierra Leone
- Groceries
-
pay 28.3% less in Sierra Leone
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% less in Sierra Leone
- Housing
-
pay 27.8% more in Sierra Leone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.7% less in Sierra Leone
- Clothing
-
pay 62.4% less in Sierra Leone
Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD49.98
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD124.94
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.66
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.00
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.33
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD18.99
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD75.67
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.34
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD40.80
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.60
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.20
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.03
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.00
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.82
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.69
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.57
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD249.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD89.96
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 27.8% more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD999.54
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,497.93
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,247.59
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,586.13
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD799.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD22,989.44
|
?? |
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD18.99
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.65
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD31.99
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.49
|
?? | |
pay 62.4% less for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD169.26
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD749.66
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD633.04
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD633.04
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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