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Sierra Leone vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 3.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 12.9 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.62 BDT197.54	$3.00 SLL62,908	+85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 BDT581.52	$10.00 SLL209,695	+109.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BDT37.92	$1.03 SLL21,591	+230.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.35	$0.89 SLL18,596	+488.8%
Average			+228.6%

Bangladesh vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 BDT65.03	$0.67 SLL13,980	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 BDT474.39	$3.54 SLL74,319	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BDT324.21	$9.15 SLL191,910	+244.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 BDT140.34	$2.01 SLL42,124	+74.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.06 BDT128.66	$3.40 SLL71,337	+222.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 BDT113.80	$1.81 SLL38,046	+94.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BDT44.46	$0.91 SLL19,023	+148.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 BDT103.45	$0.32 SLL6,742	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.60	$2.27 SLL47,558	+803.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.63	$0.91 SLL19,023	+564.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 BDT28.15	$0.74 SLL15,488	+219.7%
Average			+211.3%

Bangladesh vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 BDT465.45	$5.02 SLL105,180	+31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 BDT411.91	$10.75 SLL225,422	+218.0%
Average			+63.1%

Bangladesh vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.9 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+562.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+1349.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+2395.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+443.8%
Average			+1187.7%

Bangladesh vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	??

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.17 BDT508.66	$1.50 SLL31,454	-64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 BDT174.47	$1.74 SLL36,435	+21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 BDT332.11	$3.00 SLL62,908	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+285.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BDT430.99	??
Average			+63.1%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Bangladesh	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	$10.00 SLL209,695	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	$8.00 SLL167,756	-58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	$20.00 SLL419,390	-44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+56.2%
Average			-22.6%

Bangladesh vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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