Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 48.0% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 76.5% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 76.9% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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