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Sierra Leone vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 67.5% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 13.4% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA2,006	$3.00 SLL62,908	-15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,511	$10.00 SLL209,695	+60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA527	$1.03 SLL21,591	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA451	$0.89 SLL18,596	+10.7%
Average			+16.4%

Benin vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA903	$0.67 SLL13,980	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,758	$3.54 SLL74,319	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,139	$9.15 SLL191,910	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,362	$2.01 SLL42,124	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,331	$3.40 SLL71,337	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA910	$1.81 SLL38,046	+12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA478	$0.91 SLL19,023	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA349	$0.32 SLL6,742	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA417	$2.27 SLL47,558	+206.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$0.91 SLL19,023	+34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$0.74 SLL15,488	+9.7%
Average			+13.4%

Benin vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,327	$5.02 SLL105,180	+21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,614	$10.75 SLL225,422	+31.2%
Average			+26.3%

Benin vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,421	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+98.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA119,116	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+524.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA80,247	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+785.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,060	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-45.9%
Average			+340.7%

Benin vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA76,903	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3,260,020	??

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA602	$1.50 SLL31,454	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,344	$1.74 SLL36,435	-70.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA2,006	$3.00 SLL62,908	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,749	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA5,015	??
Average			-10.2%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA10,031	$10.00 SLL209,695	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA5,015	$8.00 SLL167,756	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA5,015	$20.00 SLL419,390	+124.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,585	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+2.1%
Average			+18.2%

Benin vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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