Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 36.2% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 75.9% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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