Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 1.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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