Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sierra Leone vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary
Sierra Leone is 14.6% more expensive than Haiti overall.
Sierra Leone vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Haiti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.00
SLL41,939
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.00
SLL231K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.83
SLL38,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.85
SLL17,805
|
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$0.66
SLL13,755
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$3.54
SLL74,319
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$9.15
SLL192K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$1.81
SLL38,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$4.54
SLL95,116
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$3.18
SLL66,581
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$1.36
SLL28,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$0.32
SLL6,742
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries
pay 19.1% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$5.02
SLL105K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,000.00
SLL252M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.00
SLL1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$928.33
SLL19M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$1,261.67
SLL26M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.88
SLL962K
|
|
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.25
SLL47,181
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.76
SLL57,878
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
?? | |
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.00
SLL210K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$20.00
SLL419K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.00
SLL1M
|
Haiti vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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