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Sierra Leone vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 41.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 73.7% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$3.00 SLL62,908	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$10.00 SLL209,695	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.03 SLL21,591	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.89 SLL18,596	-25.6%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$0.67 SLL13,980	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$3.54 SLL74,319	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$9.15 SLL191,910	+78.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.01 SLL42,124	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$3.40 SLL71,337	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.81 SLL38,046	+176.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.91 SLL19,023	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$0.32 SLL6,742	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$2.27 SLL47,558	+167.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.91 SLL19,023	+81.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.74 SLL15,488	+35.9%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$5.02 SLL105,180	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$10.75 SLL225,422	+23.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+284.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+420.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+545.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-3.0%
Average			+311.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	??

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$1.50 SLL31,454	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$1.74 SLL36,435	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$3.00 SLL62,908	-19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	??
Average			+10.3%

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pay 73.7% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$10.00 SLL209,695	-85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$8.00 SLL167,756	-76.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$20.00 SLL419,390	-78.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-54.7%
Average			-73.7%

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