Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 57.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸271.85
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.84
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸815.44
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸262.89
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸339.79
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.62
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.37
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.79
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.59
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸714.63
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.21
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸725.46
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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