Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 30.4% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Japan, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Japan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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