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Sierra Leone vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 52.3% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 78.2% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 72.8% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$10.00 SLL209,695	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$1.03 SLL21,591	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.89 SLL18,596	+86.4%
Average			+15.3%

Georgia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.2% more for groceries

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$0.67 SLL13,980	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$3.54 SLL74,319	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$9.15 SLL191,910	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$2.01 SLL42,124	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$3.40 SLL71,337	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.81 SLL38,046	+253.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.91 SLL19,023	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.32 SLL6,742	-52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$2.27 SLL47,558	+200.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.91 SLL19,023	+188.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.74 SLL15,488	+154.4%
Average			+78.2%

Georgia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$5.02 SLL105,180	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$10.75 SLL225,422	+66.8%
Average			+16.3%

Georgia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+536.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+198.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+303.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+97.5%
Average			+283.8%

Georgia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	??

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.50 SLL31,454	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.74 SLL36,435	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$3.00 SLL62,908	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	??
Average			-7.0%

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pay 72.8% less for clothing

	Georgia	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$10.00 SLL209,695	-84.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$8.00 SLL167,756	-80.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$20.00 SLL419,390	-80.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-46.1%
Average			-72.8%

Georgia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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