Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 2.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
?? |
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
?? | |
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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