Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 8.9% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.3% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 38.4% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 75.8% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Armenia

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

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Armenia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.3% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+516.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.04 AMD376.48	-43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.56 AMD202.54	-34.1%
Average			+97.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.62 AMD223.68	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.39 AMD865.30	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.49 AMD176.88	-84.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.71 AMD256.60	-47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.62 AMD225.88	+94.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.86 AMD313.09	-61.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.29 AMD105.30	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.26 AMD95.09	-64.4%
Average			-38.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.8% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.57 AMD8,896.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+192.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	+39.1%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$552.86 AMD200K	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$392.70 AMD142K	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+76.9%
Average			-47.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Armenia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$308.72 AMD112K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,253.80 AMD4M

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.23 AMD806.95	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.61 AMD943.19	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.36 AMD854.72	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.16 AMD16,351.07
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.55 AMD2,011.10
Average			-7.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Armenia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+399.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.50 AMD17,196.99
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+398.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+59.1%
Average			+240.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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