Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 73.3% more expensive than Zambia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.9% more in Sierra Leone
- Groceries
-
pay 58.1% more in Sierra Leone
- Transportation
-
pay 13.3% more in Sierra Leone
- Housing
-
pay 4.2 times more in Sierra Leone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% more in Sierra Leone
- Clothing
-
pay 55.1% less in Sierra Leone
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Zambia. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 78.9% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW200.28
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW106.13
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.82
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.19
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.54
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.98
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW134.76
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.45
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.90
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.35
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.77
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW35.14
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.64
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.55
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.71
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW132.35
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,028.63
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW222,318.66
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW336.89
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,497.29
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,955.40
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,192.88
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,319.19
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,910.17
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW182,487.69
|
?? |
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.85
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.59
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW69.13
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,144.63
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW97.19
|
?? | |
pay 55.1% less for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW512.01
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW521.71
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,504.57
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,298.62
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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