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Afghanistan vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 17.7% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 57.1% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.44 AFN161	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$3.89 AFN257	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.45 AFN30	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.21 AFN14	-76.8%
Average			-53.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.1% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.20 AFN13	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.26 AFN150	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$2.59 AFN172	-71.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.53 AFN101	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.65 AFN110	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.26 AFN17	-85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.41 AFN27	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.34 AFN23	+6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.24 AFN16	-89.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.21 AFN14	-76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.19 AFN12	-74.5%
Average			-57.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.06 AFN269	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.25 AFN1,076
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$9,043.81 AFN599,291	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$10.12 AFN670	-5.9%
Average			-16.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$194.20 AFN12,869	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$87.87 AFN5,823	-93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$51.69 AFN3,425	-95.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$63.00 AFN4,174	-42.9%
Average			-34.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$46.37 AFN3,073
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,476.83 AFN97,863

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of childcare

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$4.87 AFN323	+224.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.11 AFN73	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.92 AFN127	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$10.12 AFN670	-79.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.32 AFN220
Average			+18.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$11.08 AFN734	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$17.72 AFN1,174	+121.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$33.97 AFN2,251	+69.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$23.20 AFN1,537	-53.6%
Average			+37.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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