Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 9.5% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 73.2% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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