Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Libya

Libya vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 19.5% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Libya
Housing: pay 83.1% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Libya

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Libya. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Libya.

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Libya vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.46 LYD21.920	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$3.94 LYD24.950	-60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.44 LYD2.800	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.11 LYD0.720	-87.2%
Average			-47.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.26 LYD1.630	-61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.74 LYD17.360	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.35 LYD21.230	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.59 LYD10.060	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.55 LYD9.820	-54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.80 LYD5.060	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.66 LYD4.180	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.48 LYD3.020	+48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.25 LYD1.580	-89.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.30 LYD1.890	-67.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.26 LYD1.640	-65.0%
Average			-43.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$0.11 LYD0.670	-97.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.94 LYD202.530
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$14,814.63 LYD93,924.740	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$8.58 LYD54.400	-20.2%
Average			-31.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$31.27 LYD198.270	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$208.68 LYD1,323.040	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$106.58 LYD675.740	-91.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$13.39 LYD84.880	-87.9%
Average			-83.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.00 LYD310.640
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$880.34 LYD5,581.350

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - Cost of childcare

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pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$0.65 LYD4.110	-56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$0.49 LYD3.120	-71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.22 LYD14.090	-25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$24.03 LYD152.330	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.02 LYD25.480
Average			-51.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$27.67 LYD175.450	+176.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$28.21 LYD178.860	+252.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$44.69 LYD283.340	+123.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$53.64 LYD340.050	+7.3%
Average			+140.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Libya - 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: September 2026

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