Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Chile

Chile vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 12.2% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% more in Chile
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Chile
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Chile
Housing: pay 53.1% less in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% more in Chile
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Chile

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

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Chile vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.99 CLF0.2000	+299.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.20 CLF0.1800	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.36 CLF0.0300	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.15 CLF0.0300	+35.1%
Average			+60.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Chile - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.70 CLF0.0400	+159.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.03 CLF0.1300	+41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.36 CLF0.1100	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.39 CLF0.0800	+86.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.73 CLF0.0700	-39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.77 CLF0.0200	+137.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.58 CLF0.0100	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.63 CLF0.0200	-14.3%
Average			-17.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Chile - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.28 CLF0.1300	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.69 CLF0.8400
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	+34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$11.06 CLF0.2800	+145.9%
Average			+30.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Chile - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$22.03 CLF0.5500	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$456.09 CLF11.4000	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$349.67 CLF8.7400	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$81.73 CLF2.0400	+78.1%
Average			-53.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Chile - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$332.45 CLF8.3100
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200

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pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$3.30 CLF0.0800	+46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.04 CLF0.1300	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$40.36 CLF1.0100
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.58 CLF0.1600
Average			+33.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Chile - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$43.61 CLF1.0900	+336.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.77 CLF0.6900
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$61.99 CLF1.5500	+209.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$76.04 CLF1.9000	+52.1%
Average			+173.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Chile - Cost of clothing

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