Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 2.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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