Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 26.3% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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