Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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