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Sierra Leone vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 61.9% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 30.4% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Malaysia. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.31	$3.00 SLL62,908	-6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR18.24	$10.00 SLL209,695	+126.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR3.01	$1.03 SLL21,591	+41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.63	$0.89 SLL18,596	+125.5%
Average			+71.6%

Malaysia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.4% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.21	$0.67 SLL13,980	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR32.19	$3.54 SLL74,319	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.55	$9.15 SLL191,910	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.21	$2.01 SLL42,124	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.99	$3.40 SLL71,337	+75.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.29	$1.81 SLL38,046	+41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.75	$0.91 SLL19,023	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.34	$0.32 SLL6,742	-75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR3.03	$2.27 SLL47,558	+209.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.20	$0.91 SLL19,023	+70.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.74 SLL15,488	+26.2%
Average			+30.4%

Malaysia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.67	$5.02 SLL105,180	+170.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR63.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-66.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.93	$10.75 SLL225,422	+65.0%
Average			+56.3%

Malaysia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR112.33	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+267.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+277.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+410.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR142.05	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+221.2%
Average			+294.2%

Malaysia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR705.09	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	??

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.38	$1.50 SLL31,454	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.85	$1.74 SLL36,435	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.26	$3.00 SLL62,908	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR150.42	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR19.07	??
Average			-21.1%

Malaysia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Malaysia	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR245.35	$10.00 SLL209,695	-83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR122.68	$8.00 SLL167,756	-73.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR292.07	$20.00 SLL419,390	-71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR234.98	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-12.1%
Average			-60.0%

Malaysia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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