Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 13.9% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.2% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 86.2% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 41.9% more in Liberia
Housing: pay 74.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.2% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+275.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$11.00 LRD1,878.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$2.00 LRD341.50	+9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$2.00 LRD341.50	+135.5%
Average			+99.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.2% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.79 LRD305.86	+173.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.86 LRD658.77	+8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.60 LRD614.70	+98.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$5.38 LRD917.79	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.74 LRD126.76	-76.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$3.83 LRD654.55	+181.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$4.67 LRD796.84	+1351.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$5.00 LRD853.76	+120.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.00 LRD170.75	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$4.83 LRD825.30	+554.4%
Average			+86.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.69 LRD801.39	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,415.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+275.8%
Average			+41.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.4% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+227.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+151.7%
Average			-74.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$100.00 LRD17,075.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,000.00 LRD171K

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$4.00 LRD683.00	+77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.00 LRD512.25	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.00 LRD853.76	+66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.50 LRD10,671.95
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 LRD853.76
Average			+44.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	+150.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.50 LRD5,549.42
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	+175.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+85.0%
Average			+133.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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