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Sierra Leone vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 24.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 67.2% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of restaurants and housing in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 9.9% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$3.00 SLL62,908	-83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$10.00 SLL209,695	+68.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$1.03 SLL21,591	+28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.89 SLL18,596	+25.9%
Average			+9.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.67 SLL13,980	-57.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$3.54 SLL74,319	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$9.15 SLL191,910	+17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$2.01 SLL42,124	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$3.40 SLL71,337	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$1.81 SLL38,046	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.91 SLL19,023	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$0.32 SLL6,742	-88.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$2.27 SLL47,558	+39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.91 SLL19,023	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.74 SLL15,488	-37.5%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$5.02 SLL105,180	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$10.75 SLL225,422	-56.8%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+37.9%
Average			+3.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	??

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$1.50 SLL31,454	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$1.74 SLL36,435	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$3.00 SLL62,908	-56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	??
Average			-42.6%

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pay 67.2% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$10.00 SLL209,695	-67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$8.00 SLL167,756	-78.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$20.00 SLL419,390	-73.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-48.8%
Average			-67.2%

Papua New Guinea 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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