Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 8.8% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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