Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 34.0% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.16
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.05
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.35
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,206.63
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.02
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.84
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.30
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.60
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.03
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.25
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,949.92
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.23
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.67
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.45
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.16
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.15
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.16
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR294.98
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.55
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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