Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 3.3 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
|
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