Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 11.0% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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