Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 1.1% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Burma, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 70.4% less for clothing
Burma
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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