Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sierra Leone vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary
Sierra Leone is 45.7% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
Sierra Leone vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.65
|
$2.00
SLL41,939
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
|
$11.00
SLL231K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
|
$1.83
SLL38,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.85
SLL17,805
|
|
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants
pay 58.9% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
|
$0.66
SLL13,755
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
|
$3.54
SLL74,319
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$9.15
SLL192K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
|
$1.81
SLL38,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$4.54
SLL95,116
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$3.18
SLL66,581
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.36
SLL28,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.32
SLL6,742
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.94
|
$5.02
SLL105K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,347.00
|
$12,000.00
SLL252M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.14
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.65
|
$55.00
SLL1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.73
|
$928.33
SLL19M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.44
|
$1,261.67
SLL26M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
|
$45.88
SLL962K
|
|
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,243.49
|
?? |
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$2.25
SLL47,181
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
|
$2.76
SLL57,878
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.41
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.28
|
?? | |
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 72.8% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
|
$10.00
SLL210K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.01
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
|
$20.00
SLL419K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.17
|
$50.00
SLL1M
|
|
Ecuador vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing
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