Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.2 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
|
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