Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 53.2% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 81.4% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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