Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 10.2% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 34.9% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 74.2% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 60.1% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Burkina Faso

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

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Burkina Faso vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 50.0% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+262.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.08 F CFA631	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.08 F CFA631	+27.3%
Average			+50.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.9% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.11 F CFA648	+69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+140.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.59 F CFA4,433	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+104.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$2.13 F CFA1,243	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.55 F CFA904	+381.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.74 F CFA1,017	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.71 F CFA414	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.77 F CFA452	+4.8%
Average			+34.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+205.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$7.34 F CFA4,285	+63.1%
Average			+74.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$341.40 F CFA199K	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$230.45 F CFA135K	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+197.3%
Average			-60.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$34.14 F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,974.59 F CFA3M

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.19 F CFA698	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.32 F CFA772	-55.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$59.75 F CFA34,881
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.83 F CFA3,986
Average			-42.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+241.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$51.21 F CFA29,898
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+326.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+104.8%
Average			+210.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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