Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 37.0% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.5% less in Sierra Leone
- Groceries
-
pay 16.7% less in Sierra Leone
- Transportation
-
pay 22.6% less in Sierra Leone
- Housing
-
pay 6.7% less in Sierra Leone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.5% less in Sierra Leone
- Clothing
-
pay 73.0% less in Sierra Leone
Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of United States, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
?? |
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
?? | |
pay 73.0% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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