Cost of living comparison
Burma is 3.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Burma instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.92
K6,096
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.00
K12,544
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.58
K1,215
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.34
K708
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.37
K2,871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.84
K10,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.47
K11,435
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.61
K3,371
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.68
K5,602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.86
K1,789
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.34
K711
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.98
K2,041
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.72
K1,499
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.57
K1,182
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.73
K1,517
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$2.73
K5,718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$17.15
K35,850
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,500.00
K57,493,046
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.47
K19,802
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$71.23
K148,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$602.64
K1,259,903
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$320.96
K671,014
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$69.50
K145,295
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$482.50
K1,008,742
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$11,680.00
K24,418,865
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.09
K2,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.07
K4,318
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.43
K2,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$34.84
K72,847
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.92
K8,202
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.27
K84,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$47.60
K99,524
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.17
K203,146
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.67
K185,385
|
|
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