Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 14.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Poland, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 65.4% less for clothing
Poland
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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