Cost of living comparison
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Sierra Leone vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary
Sierra Leone is 2.3% more expensive than Fiji overall.
Sierra Leone vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
FJD14.44
|
$2.00
SLL41,939
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
FJD17.30
|
$11.00
SLL231K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
FJD3.32
|
$1.83
SLL38,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
FJD2.30
|
$0.85
SLL17,805
|
|
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
FJD1.44
|
$0.66
SLL13,755
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
FJD12.49
|
$3.54
SLL74,319
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
FJD11.22
|
$9.15
SLL192K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
FJD7.18
|
$1.81
SLL38,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
FJD8.64
|
$4.54
SLL95,116
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
FJD2.32
|
$3.18
SLL66,581
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
FJD2.12
|
$1.36
SLL28,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
FJD3.09
|
$0.32
SLL6,742
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
FJD1.36
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.30
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.46
|
$5.02
SLL105K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.21
FJD50.37
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,622.47
FJD71,708.71
|
$12,000.00
SLL252M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.55
FJD10.33
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation
pay 69.1% more for housing
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.57
FJD48.92
|
$55.00
SLL1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$887.39
FJD2,012.29
|
$928.33
SLL19M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.15
FJD934.61
|
$1,261.67
SLL26M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
FJD95.62
|
$45.88
SLL962K
|
|
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.51
FJD307.28
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,291.27
FJD30,139.96
|
?? |
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.41
FJD7.72
|
$2.25
SLL47,181
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.25
FJD7.37
|
$2.76
SLL57,878
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.07
FJD22.84
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.05
FJD72.67
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
FJD9.57
|
?? | |
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 52.0% less for clothing
|
Fiji
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.15
FJD61.56
|
$10.00
SLL210K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.21
FJD95.71
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.26
FJD118.51
|
$20.00
SLL419K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.89
FJD144.88
|
$50.00
SLL1M
|
|
Fiji vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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