Cost of living comparison
Syria is 39.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Syria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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