Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 3.2 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.34
$376.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.11
$66.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.74
$44.07
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.02
$238.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.63
$275.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.46
$145.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.09
$64.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.39
$23.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.02
$60.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.63
$37.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.52
$30.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.94
$55.89
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.87
$289.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.86
$170.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.11
$125.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.19
$367.77
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
|
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