Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 57.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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