Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 5.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
|
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