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Sierra Leone vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 12.3% cheaper than Micronesia, Federated States of overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 46.2% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 26.8% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 76.6% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Micronesia, Federated States of. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$3.00 SLL62,908	-73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$10.00 SLL209,695	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$1.03 SLL21,591	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.00	$0.89 SLL18,596	-77.8%
Average			-34.0%

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$3.35	$0.67 SLL13,980	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50	$3.54 SLL74,319	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.00	$9.15 SLL191,910	+815.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.25	$2.01 SLL42,124	-72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27	$3.40 SLL71,337	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$1.81 SLL38,046	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.91 SLL19,023	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.32 SLL6,742	-87.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.27 SLL47,558
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27	$0.91 SLL19,023	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.27	$0.74 SLL15,488	-67.4%
Average			+42.3%

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.2% less for transportation

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.01	$5.02 SLL105,180	-64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.94	$10.75 SLL225,422	-28.1%
Average			-46.2%

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.8% more for housing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$198.00	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$621.67	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+102.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.24	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+6.9%
Average			+26.8%

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.50 SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$1.74 SLL36,435	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+150.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+13.7%

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pay 76.6% less for clothing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-87.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.00	$8.00 SLL167,756	-88.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-81.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.00	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-49.0%
Average			-76.6%

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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