Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 64.8% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Tunisia. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 TND9.730	$3.00 SLL62,908	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.25 TND13.200	$10.00 SLL209,695	+135.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.950	$1.03 SLL21,591	+64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 TND0.850	$0.89 SLL18,596	+224.6%
Average			+105.1%

Tunisia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.16 TND0.500	$0.50 SLL10,485	+210.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 TND15.310	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.78 TND5.540	$7.57 SLL158,756	+324.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.550	$1.95 SLL40,891	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 TND7.350	$3.40 SLL71,337	+43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TND2.390	$1.81 SLL38,046	+136.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 TND4.140	$0.91 SLL19,023	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.500	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.930	$2.27 SLL47,558	+657.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 TND0.850	$0.91 SLL19,023	+233.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TND0.710	$0.74 SLL15,488	+222.8%
Average			+203.3%

Tunisia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 TND9.310	$4.83 SLL101,357	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.30 TND28.930	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,666.41 TND110,897.860	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.64 TND8.210	$10.75 SLL225,422	+307.3%
Average			+100.8%

Tunisia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.29 TND53.760	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+478.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.39 TND601.300	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+604.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.14 TND404.650	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+651.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.79 TND101.970	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+236.6%
Average			+492.7%

Tunisia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.96 TND245.510	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,865.54 TND5,800.540	??

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TND4.260	$1.50 SLL31,454	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.520	$1.74 SLL36,435	+114.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 TND10.010	$3.00 SLL62,908	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.05 TND84.090	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+84.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 TND12.690	??
Average			+50.5%

Tunisia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.8% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 TND113.630	$10.00 SLL209,695	-72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.85 TND158.100	$8.00 SLL167,756	-84.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.17 TND280.350	$20.00 SLL419,390	-77.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.30 TND206.140	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-24.6%
Average			-64.8%

Tunisia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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