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Sierra Leone vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 4.0% cheaper than Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 21.5% less in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 79.4% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

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pay 58.1% less for restaurants

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.71 FKP19.96	$3.00 SLL62,908	-88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.00 SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 FKP1.69	$1.03 SLL21,591	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 FKP0.96	$0.89 SLL18,596	-31.1%
Average			-58.1%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$3.36 FKP2.51	$0.67 SLL13,980	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.47 FKP1.10	$3.54 SLL74,319	+140.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 FKP5.97	$9.15 SLL191,910	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.17 FKP5.36	$2.01 SLL42,124	-72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 FKP2.66	$3.40 SLL71,337	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.03 FKP3.01	$1.81 SLL38,046	-54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.27 FKP1.70	$0.91 SLL19,023	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.53 FKP3.39	$0.32 SLL6,742	-92.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 FKP1.78	$2.27 SLL47,558	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 FKP1.27	$0.91 SLL19,023	-46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 FKP0.25	$0.74 SLL15,488	+121.2%
Average			-12.6%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 FKP4.63	$5.02 SLL105,180	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,670.87 FKP1,996.46	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	+349.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.75 SLL225,422
Average			+165.2%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$452.27 FKP338.07	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,201.89 FKP898.41	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$868.03 FKP648.85	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+45.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$299.85 FKP224.14	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-63.2%
Average			-21.5%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.94 FKP449.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.21 FKP3.14	$1.50 SLL31,454	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 FKP2.51	$1.74 SLL36,435	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.29 FKP12.17	$3.00 SLL62,908	-81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.33 FKP16.69	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+123.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.02 FKP8.24	??
Average			-17.6%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 79.4% less for clothing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.51 FKP84.85	$10.00 SLL209,695	-91.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.48 FKP69.88	$8.00 SLL167,756	-91.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.17 FKP82.35	$20.00 SLL419,390	-81.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.83 FKP79.86	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-53.2%
Average			-79.4%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 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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