Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 24.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 94.2% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 61.1% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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