Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 4.2% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 40.4% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 77.0% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.3% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.00 SLL41,939	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$11.00 SLL231K	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.83 SLL38,444	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.85 SLL17,805
Average			-29.3%

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.66 SLL13,755	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.54 SLL74,319	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$9.15 SLL192K	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.81 SLL38,023	-58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.54 SLL95,116	+122.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$3.18 SLL66,581	+140.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.36 SLL28,535	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.32 SLL6,742	-60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$2.27 SLL47,558	+128.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.91 SLL19,023	+44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.74 SLL15,488	+17.4%
Average			-3.8%

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% less for transportation

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.02 SLL105K	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$4.50 SLL94,363	-49.2%
Average			-40.4%

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.0% more for housing

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$55.00 SLL1M	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$928.33 SLL19M	+82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+296.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$45.88 SLL962K	-65.4%
Average			+77.0%

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	??

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.25 SLL47,181	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.76 SLL57,878	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$3.00 SLL62,908	+158.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	??
Average			-17.4%

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Guinea	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$10.00 SLL210K	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$20.00 SLL419K	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$50.00 SLL1M
Average			-30.7%

Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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