Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 23.8% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA587
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,803
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,669
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,364
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,970
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA626
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA394
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA556
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA380
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA315
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,223
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,848
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,959,683
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,876
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,353
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA502,883
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA285,214
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,283
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,324
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,104,136
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,230
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA822
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,656
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,892
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,270
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,222
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,768
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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