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Sierra Leone vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 26.2% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 75.8% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 86.7% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 55.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$10.00 SLL209,695	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.03 SLL21,591	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.89 SLL18,596	-61.2%
Average			-55.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.67 SLL13,980	-82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.54 SLL74,319
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$9.15 SLL191,910	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.01 SLL42,124	-63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$3.40 SLL71,337	-18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.81 SLL38,046	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.91 SLL19,023	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.32 SLL6,742
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.27 SLL47,558	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.91 SLL19,023	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.74 SLL15,488	-12.0%
Average			-21.9%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.02 SLL105,180
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.75 SLL225,422

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.8% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$100.00 SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+94.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+44.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.50 SLL31,454	-32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.74 SLL36,435	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.00 SLL62,908
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$50.00 SLL1,048,475
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	??
Average			-42.7%

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pay 86.7% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	-88.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$8.00 SLL167,756
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$20.00 SLL419,390	-84.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.00 SLL1,048,475
Average			-86.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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