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Sierra Leone vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 49.0% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 53.0% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 7.5% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 86.6% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.41	$3.00 SLL62,908	-87.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK113.11	$10.00 SLL209,695	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$1.03 SLL21,591	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.35	$0.89 SLL18,596	-73.3%
Average			-67.2%

Greenland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.0% less for groceries

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.96	$0.67 SLL13,980	-85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.18	$3.54 SLL74,319	-80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.24	$9.15 SLL191,910	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$2.01 SLL42,124	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.71	$3.40 SLL71,337	-77.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.88	$1.81 SLL38,046	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.89	$0.91 SLL19,023	-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.74	$0.32 SLL6,742	-84.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.60	$2.27 SLL47,558	+15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.88	$0.91 SLL19,023	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.17	$0.74 SLL15,488	-63.9%
Average			-53.0%

Greenland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.53	$5.02 SLL105,180	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK589.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-70.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.71	$10.75 SLL225,422	-73.6%
Average			-33.6%

Greenland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.5% more for housing

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-42.5%
Average			+7.5%

Greenland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	??

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pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.74	$1.50 SLL31,454	-87.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.59	$1.74 SLL36,435	-73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$3.00 SLL62,908	-71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	??
Average			-61.1%

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pay 86.6% less for clothing

	Greenland	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	$10.00 SLL209,695	-94.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.75	$8.00 SLL167,756	-85.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	$20.00 SLL419,390	-88.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-78.7%
Average			-86.6%

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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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