Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 11.2% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 32.1% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 5.0 times more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+254.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$9.93 COP31,528.63	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+35.0%
Average			+72.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+217.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+69.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.72 COP2,297.32	+125.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-12.7%
Average			-5.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$57.51 COP183K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$24,696.92 COP78M	+105.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+367.5%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 32.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$745.73 COP2M	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$482.25 COP2M	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$101.48 COP322K	+121.2%
Average			-32.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Colombia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$597.35 COP2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,009.31 COP25M

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.34 COP131K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.65 COP21,122.50
Average			+11.6%

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pay 5.0 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$82.92 COP263K	+729.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.80 COP171K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$134.00 COP425K	+570.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$115.03 COP365K	+130.1%
Average			+403.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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