Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 29.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.92
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.78
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.73
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.95
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.98
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.65
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£78.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.69
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
?? |
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.49
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.29
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.16
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.29
|
?? | |
pay 73.4% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£77.19
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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