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Sierra Leone vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 9.6% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.7% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 73.6% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.7% less for restaurants

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$3.00 SLL62,908	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$10.00 SLL209,695	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$1.03 SLL21,591	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$0.89 SLL18,596	-46.1%
Average			-36.7%

Poland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$0.67 SLL13,980	-48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$3.54 SLL74,319	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$9.15 SLL191,910	+130.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$2.01 SLL42,124	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$3.40 SLL71,337	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$1.81 SLL38,046	+255.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$0.91 SLL19,023	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$0.32 SLL6,742	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$2.27 SLL47,558	+77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.91 SLL19,023	+119.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.74 SLL15,488	+45.2%
Average			+44.7%

Poland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$5.02 SLL105,180	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$10.75 SLL225,422	+20.9%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+512.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+133.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-49.5%
Average			+174.2%

Poland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	??

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$1.50 SLL31,454	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$1.74 SLL36,435	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$3.00 SLL62,908	-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	??
Average			-28.6%

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pay 73.6% less for clothing

	Poland	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$10.00 SLL209,695	-88.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$8.00 SLL167,756	-78.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$20.00 SLL419,390	-77.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-49.4%
Average			-73.6%

Poland 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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