Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 72.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
|
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