Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Egypt

Egypt vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 65.0% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 68.0% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 86.8% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Egypt

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Egypt. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Egypt.

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Egypt vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$3.51 EGP187.77	+75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$4.31 EGP230.49	-60.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.33 EGP17.68	-82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.16 EGP8.48	-81.3%
Average			-33.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Egypt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.0% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.60 EGP31.81	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$1.76 EGP93.98	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.17 EGP169.66	-65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.31 EGP70.13	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$1.86 EGP99.39	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.66 EGP35.06	-79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.31 EGP16.30	-77.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.22 EGP11.66	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.16 EGP8.82	-92.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.15 EGP7.84	-83.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.16 EGP8.43	-78.7%
Average			-68.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Egypt - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$1.62 EGP86.48	-67.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.01 EGP427.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$31,467.25 EGP2M	+162.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$2.92 EGP155.82	-35.2%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 86.8% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$13.64 EGP729.09	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	-92.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$13.66 EGP730.06	-70.2%
Average			-86.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Egypt - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$71.34 EGP3,813.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.52 EGP81.38	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.35 EGP72.10	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.84 EGP98.53	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$19.84 EGP1,060.49
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.05 EGP163.28
Average			-41.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	+98.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.58 EGP2,008.58
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	+460.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	-8.2%
Average			+117.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Egypt - Cost of clothing

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