Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 5.7% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 40.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Cote d'Ivoire

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

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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 1.8% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$10.24 F CFA5,980	-6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.74 F CFA435	-59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.73 F CFA429	-13.6%
Average			-1.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.52 F CFA305	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$12.80 F CFA7,475	+261.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.75 F CFA4,524	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.24 F CFA1,308	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.65 F CFA1,545	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.82 F CFA1,062	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.48 F CFA279	-64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.93 F CFA544	+189.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.07 F CFA622	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.78 F CFA455	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.74 F CFA429	-0.4%
Average			-7.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.56 F CFA3,247	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.68 F CFA24,915
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$28,165.91 F CFA16M	+134.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$15.36 F CFA8,969	+241.4%
Average			+73.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.4% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$35.09 F CFA20,486	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$675.10 F CFA394K	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$345.03 F CFA201K	-72.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$126.19 F CFA73,671	+175.0%
Average			-40.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$361.32 F CFA211K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,657.12 F CFA3M

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pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.02 F CFA598	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.88 F CFA1,096	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.71 F CFA997	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$70.41 F CFA41,110
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.54 F CFA4,983
Average			-44.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$91.75 F CFA53,567	+817.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.53 F CFA21,327
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$75.39 F CFA44,017	+277.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$138.70 F CFA80,974	+177.4%
Average			+357.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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Sierra Leone is about 4.5 times smaller than Cote d'Ivoire.

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853 people born in Sierra Leone live in Cote d'Ivoire.

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