Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 30.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$5,943.57
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,200.73
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,005.60
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$695.45
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$990.18
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,820.40
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,579.60
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,264.87
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,591.93
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$601.18
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$519.62
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$407.95
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$524.72
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.56
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$317.72
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,913.32
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,463.02
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,569.08
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$18,784.00
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$202,592.20
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$154,513.84
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$32,750.69
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$99,465.44
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,538.41
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,396.32
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,633.49
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,292.16
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,495.18
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 73.2% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$50,441.40
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$42,823.04
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$95,814.73
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$75,753.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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