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Sierra Leone vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 17.4% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 92.0% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 73.4% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$3.00 SLL62,908	-69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$10.00 SLL209,695	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$1.03 SLL21,591	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.89 SLL18,596	-43.6%
Average			-39.1%

Costa Rica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$0.67 SLL13,980	-73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$3.54 SLL74,319	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$9.15 SLL191,910	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$2.01 SLL42,124	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$3.40 SLL71,337	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$1.81 SLL38,046	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.91 SLL19,023	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$0.32 SLL6,742	-80.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$2.27 SLL47,558	+82.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.91 SLL19,023	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.74 SLL15,488	-32.9%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$5.02 SLL105,180	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-67.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$10.75 SLL225,422	-31.4%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 92.0% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+127.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+73.7%
Average			+92.0%

Costa Rica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	??

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$1.50 SLL31,454	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$1.74 SLL36,435	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$3.00 SLL62,908	-36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	??
Average			-36.9%

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pay 73.4% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$10.00 SLL209,695	-82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$8.00 SLL167,756	-82.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$20.00 SLL419,390	-82.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-46.5%
Average			-73.4%

Costa Rica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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