Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Belarus

Belarus vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 34.4% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in Belarus
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Belarus
Housing: pay 68.5% less in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Belarus
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Belarus

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

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Belarus vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$9.13 BYN27.54	+356.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$6.06 BYN18.26	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.82 BYN2.47	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.53 BYN1.60	-37.4%
Average			+41.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Belarus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.70 BYN2.10	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.61 BYN10.87	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.35 BYN10.11	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.53 BYN4.63	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.12 BYN6.40	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.66 BYN1.98	-79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.82 BYN2.48	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.91 BYN2.75	+184.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.07 BYN3.24	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.27 BYN0.82	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.36 BYN1.08	-51.3%
Average			-39.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Belarus - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.28 BYN9.91	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.80 BYN44.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50	+69.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$5.26 BYN15.88	+17.0%
Average			+3.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Belarus - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.5% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$13.80 BYN41.61	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$226.01 BYN681.62	-82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$48.74 BYN147.00	+6.2%
Average			-68.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Belarus - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$337.47 BYN1,017.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.62 BYN4.88	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.86 BYN5.61	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.42 BYN7.30	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.16 BYN100.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.56 BYN13.77
Average			-28.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$49.04 BYN147.90	+390.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.02 BYN132.77
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$104.41 BYN314.89	+422.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$97.29 BYN293.40	+94.6%
Average			+267.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Belarus - Cost of clothing

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