Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 6.5% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 44.1% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Dominican Republic

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

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Dominican Republic vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 45.4% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$8.79 DOP540.07	+339.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.21 DOP443.09	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.81 DOP49.84	-55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.45 DOP27.80	-46.7%
Average			+45.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.60 DOP98.24	+143.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.31 DOP203.37	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.73 DOP290.63	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.76 DOP108.34	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$1.93 DOP118.36	-57.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.41 DOP86.47	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.46 DOP28.17	-66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.32 DOP81.15	+310.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.89 DOP54.43	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.14 DOP70.25	+26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.11 DOP68.13	+50.2%
Average			-12.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.33 DOP327.30	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.26 DOP1,490.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$17,685.93 DOP1M	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	+423.2%
Average			+49.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	+55.8%
Average			-44.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$183.57 DOP11,277.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,114.38 DOP376K

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.49 DOP152.79	+10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.96 DOP120.11	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.98 DOP305.92	+66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.88 DOP2,818.55
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.80 DOP356.51
Average			+0.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	+229.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.95 DOP2,822.96
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	+248.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	+71.3%
Average			+169.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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