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Sierra Leone vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 80.4% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 29.3% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Ghana. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS58.96	$3.00 SLL62,908	-43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS88.26	$10.00 SLL209,695	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.36	$1.03 SLL21,591	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.30	$0.89 SLL18,596	+198.5%
Average			+50.8%

Ghana vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.27	$0.67 SLL13,980	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS41.86	$3.54 SLL74,319	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS116.62	$9.15 SLL191,910	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS25.65	$2.01 SLL42,124	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS21.74	$3.40 SLL71,337	+73.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.42	$1.81 SLL38,046	+62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.50	$0.91 SLL19,023	+34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.52	$0.32 SLL6,742	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.34	$2.27 SLL47,558	+88.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.59	$0.91 SLL19,023	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.56	$0.74 SLL15,488	-22.3%
Average			+6.6%

Ghana vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS46.76	$5.02 SLL105,180	+19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS348.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS88,858.02	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	+50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS100.44	$10.75 SLL225,422	+18.9%
Average			+29.3%

Ghana vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS550.68	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,554.83	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+312.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,305.66	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+973.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS448.28	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+173.5%
Average			+390.3%

Ghana vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,209.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS56,464.48	??

Ghana vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.46	$1.50 SLL31,454	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS29.59	$1.74 SLL36,435	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.56	$3.00 SLL62,908	+114.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS333.74	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS107.26	??
Average			+36.8%

Ghana vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Ghana	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS184.87	$10.00 SLL209,695	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS214.65	$8.00 SLL167,756	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS369.10	$20.00 SLL419,390	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS490.23	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+13.3%
Average			-31.2%

Ghana 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: November 2025

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