Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.2 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 75.3% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 84.7% more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 8.0 times more in Iceland

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

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Iceland vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$28.88 ISK3,499	+1343.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$22.83 ISK2,767	+107.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$3.25 ISK393	+77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$3.01 ISK365	+254.5%
Average			+415.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.3% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$3.55 ISK431	+441.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$10.11 ISK1,226	+185.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.79 ISK944	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$6.92 ISK839	+281.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$11.01 ISK1,334	+142.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.43 ISK173	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.23 ISK148	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.42 ISK172	+340.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.60 ISK315	+14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.71 ISK207	+88.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.76 ISK92	+2.4%
Average			+75.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$8.09 ISK980	+61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$80.58 ISK9,765
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$48,967.53 ISK6M	+308.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$26.24 ISK3,179	+483.1%
Average			+177.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.7% more for housing

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$98.24 ISK11,905	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$2,335.24 ISK283K	+151.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$1,824.40 ISK221K	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$72.34 ISK8,766	+57.7%
Average			+84.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$833.66 ISK101K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,752.37 ISK3M

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$11.37 ISK1,378	+405.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$5.90 ISK715	+113.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$13.85 ISK1,679	+361.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$83.64 ISK10,136
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$17.92 ISK2,171
Average			+251.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.0 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$134.47 ISK16,295	+1244.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$63.25 ISK7,664
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$159.03 ISK19,271	+695.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$237.19 ISK28,742	+374.4%
Average			+697.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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