Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Laos instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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