Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 48.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Norway, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 71.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 77.3% less for clothing
Norway
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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