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Hong Kong vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 2.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 96.5% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 5.0 times more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.91 HK$61.55	+163.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$6.43 HK$50.04	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.39 HK$10.81	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.11 HK$8.66	+25.4%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 96.5% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$2.19 HK$17.06	+228.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$12.44 HK$96.86	+251.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$11.75 HK$91.46	+28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$3.52 HK$27.37	+75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.85 HK$37.76	+42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.57 HK$12.19	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.09 HK$8.46	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.62 HK$12.63	+404.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.39 HK$10.79	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.10 HK$8.56	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.06 HK$8.25	+43.4%
Average			+96.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$11.90 HK$92.63	+137.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+221.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$14.53 HK$113.09	+35.1%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$22.19 HK$172.75	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+60.8%
Average			+23.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$6.48 HK$50.47	+332.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$5.23 HK$40.72	+201.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$13.11 HK$102.08	+337.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$79.18 HK$616.38	+58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.85 HK$100.08
Average			+232.2%

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pay 5.0 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$74.06 HK$576.58	+640.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$42.18 HK$328.34	+427.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$91.97 HK$716.02	+359.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+185.6%
Average			+403.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Hong Kong - 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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