Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 53.0% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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