Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 16.2% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
?? |
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
?? | |
pay 76.9% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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