Cost of living comparison
Chile is 3.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Chile instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$46.36
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$17,551.34
CLF625.3700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$13.31
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$30.10
CLF1.0700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$449.67
CLF16.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$387.32
CLF13.8000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$98.11
CLF3.5000
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$312.26
CLF11.1300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,973.52
CLF177.2100
|
|
pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$43.65
CLF1.5600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$47.97
CLF1.7100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$29.36
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$62.17
CLF2.2200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$74.99
CLF2.6700
|
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