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Costa Rica vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 69.6% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 47.0% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in Costa Rica

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 98.2% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	+225.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$2.00 CRC995.21	+94.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.57 CRC781.41	+77.2%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 69.6% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+281.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	+27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.78 CRC886.81	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.62 CRC305.74	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.65 CRC819.01	+412.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.24 CRC617.46	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.28 CRC635.24	+40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.10 CRC547.12	+49.0%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.59 CRC27,137.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+203.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	+45.8%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 47.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	-55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-42.4%
Average			-47.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$517.09 CRC257,060.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93

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pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	+72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	+120.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	+56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.11 CRC4,527.37
Average			+66.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	+482.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+458.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+464.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	+86.8%
Average			+372.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Costa Rica - 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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