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Sierra Leone vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 5.0% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 69.8% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	+42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.03 SLL21,591	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.89 SLL18,596	-60.1%
Average			-33.9%

Dominica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.67 SLL13,980	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.54 SLL74,319	+194.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$9.15 SLL191,910	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.01 SLL42,124	-64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.40 SLL71,337	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.81 SLL38,046	-37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.91 SLL19,023	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.32 SLL6,742	-84.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.27 SLL47,558	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.91 SLL19,023	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.74 SLL15,488	-46.2%
Average			-20.8%

Dominica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$5.02 SLL105,180	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-65.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$10.75 SLL225,422	-63.2%
Average			-45.3%

Dominica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+365.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+519.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+1.7%
Average			+232.1%

Dominica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	??

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.50 SLL31,454	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.74 SLL36,435	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	??
Average			-32.0%

Dominica vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.8% less for clothing

	Dominica	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-82.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$8.00 SLL167,756	-78.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-73.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-45.9%
Average			-69.8%

Dominica 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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