Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 52.4% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Nigeria
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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