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Sierra Leone vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 17.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 6.3% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 70.0% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 60.1% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$3.00 SLL62,908	-52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$10.00 SLL209,695	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.03 SLL21,591	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.89 SLL18,596	+225.1%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.67 SLL13,980	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$3.54 SLL74,319	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$9.15 SLL191,910	+35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.01 SLL42,124	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$3.40 SLL71,337	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.81 SLL38,046	+87.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.91 SLL19,023	+16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.32 SLL6,742	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$2.27 SLL47,558	+207.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.91 SLL19,023	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.74 SLL15,488	+13.8%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$5.02 SLL105,180	+115.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,604.12	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-53.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.25	$10.75 SLL225,422	-43.4%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.68	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.06	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+203.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.46	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+250.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.41	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+13.3%
Average			+125.6%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.03	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,325.60	??

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.50 SLL31,454	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$1.74 SLL36,435	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$3.00 SLL62,908	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.17	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	??
Average			-45.9%

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pay 70.0% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.68	$10.00 SLL209,695	-79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.67	$8.00 SLL167,756	-86.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.14	$20.00 SLL419,390	-77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.95	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-36.8%
Average			-70.0%

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