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Sierra Leone vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 30.5% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 45.8% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 61.5% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.4% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 78.7% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Eritrea. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.00 SLL209,695	+66.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.03 SLL21,591	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.89 SLL18,596	-11.3%
Average			-9.2%

Eritrea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.8% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.67 SLL13,980
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.54 SLL74,319	+136.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$9.15 SLL191,910	+72.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.01 SLL42,124	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.40 SLL71,337	-72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.81 SLL38,046	-67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.91 SLL19,023	+56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.32 SLL6,742	-64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$2.27 SLL47,558	+350.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.91 SLL19,023	+30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.74 SLL15,488	+70.4%
Average			+45.8%

Eritrea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.5% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$5.02 SLL105,180	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.75 SLL225,422
Average			-61.5%

Eritrea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+178.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+215.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+425.0%
Average			+192.2%

Eritrea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	??

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pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.50 SLL31,454	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$1.74 SLL36,435	+110.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.00 SLL62,908
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+85.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	??
Average			+94.4%

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pay 78.7% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$10.00 SLL209,695	-87.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$8.00 SLL167,756	-89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-90.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-47.4%
Average			-78.7%

Eritrea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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