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Chad vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 47.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Chad
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Chad
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Chad
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Chad

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

Chad vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$8.94 FCFA4,998	+198.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.89 FCFA500	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.89 FCFA500	+0.9%
Average			+62.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.36 FCFA200	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.15 FCFA1,200	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.25 FCFA1,814	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$2.23 FCFA1,247	+23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.01 FCFA567	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.22 FCFA680	+278.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.16 FCFA650	-48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.76 FCFA423	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.76 FCFA423	+2.5%
Average			+19.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.29 FCFA2,399	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA49,984
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-62.6%
Average			-24.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+347.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	??
Average			+89.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.34 FCFA750	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$0.89 FCFA500	-48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.03 FCFA575	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-41.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$26.83 FCFA14,995	+168.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$35.77 FCFA19,994	+347.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$44.72 FCFA24,992	+123.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+78.9%
Average			+179.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Chad - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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