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Sierra Leone vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 14.1% more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 97.5% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 88.2% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Angola. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 18.3% less for restaurants

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	$3.00 SLL62,908	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	$10.00 SLL209,695	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	$1.03 SLL21,591	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA955.10	$0.89 SLL18,596	-14.9%
Average			-18.3%

Angola vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	$0.67 SLL13,980	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	$3.54 SLL74,319	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	$9.15 SLL191,910	+24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	$2.01 SLL42,124	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	$3.40 SLL71,337	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	$1.81 SLL38,046	+54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA451.42	$0.91 SLL19,023	+84.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	$0.32 SLL6,742	-76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA863.33	$2.27 SLL47,558	+140.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.98	$0.91 SLL19,023	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA648.28	$0.74 SLL15,488	+4.5%
Average			+15.9%

Angola vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	$5.02 SLL105,180	+278.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	$10.75 SLL225,422	+31.1%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 97.5% more for housing

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+264.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+50.2%
Average			+97.5%

Angola vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	??

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	$1.50 SLL31,454	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	$1.74 SLL36,435	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	$3.00 SLL62,908	+25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	??
Average			-12.1%

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pay 88.2% less for clothing

	Angola	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	$10.00 SLL209,695	-92.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	$8.00 SLL167,756	-89.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	$20.00 SLL419,390	-89.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-81.0%
Average			-88.2%

Angola vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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