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Sierra Leone vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 47.1% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 78.8% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.07	$3.00 SLL62,908	-88.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.28	$10.00 SLL209,695	-23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.37	$1.03 SLL21,591	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$0.89 SLL18,596	-61.5%
Average			-59.1%

Dublin vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.87	$0.67 SLL13,980	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.52	$3.54 SLL74,319	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.81	$9.15 SLL191,910	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.81	$2.01 SLL42,124	-54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$3.40 SLL71,337	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.81 SLL38,046	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.91 SLL19,023	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.32 SLL6,742	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$2.27 SLL47,558	-10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.91 SLL19,023	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.74 SLL15,488	-1.1%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.69	$5.02 SLL105,180	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-71.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.45	$10.75 SLL225,422	-43.9%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.77	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	-37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.04	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-45.8%
Average			-13.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	??

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pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$1.50 SLL31,454	-81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.10	$1.74 SLL36,435	-63.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.05	$3.00 SLL62,908	-85.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.68	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.04	??
Average			-60.2%

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pay 78.8% less for clothing

	Dublin	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.32	$10.00 SLL209,695	-90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.13	$8.00 SLL167,756	-84.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.57	$20.00 SLL419,390	-82.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.26	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-57.6%
Average			-78.8%

Dublin 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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