Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 47.2% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 63.1% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 74.9% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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