Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 0.5% cheaper than Cuba.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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