Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 53.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 65.9% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 76.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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