Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 45.7% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Canada, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 70.4% less for clothing
Canada
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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