Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 39.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of France, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 68.9% less for transportation
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 76.2% less for clothing
France
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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