Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.9 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.56
€7.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.38
€1.27
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.75
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$6.17
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$31.61
€29.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$23,324.04
€21,480.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$8.13
€7.49
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$27.13
€24.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$508.64
€468.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$362.93
€334.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$84.67
€77.98
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$242.86
€223.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$9,565.21
€8,809.08
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.55
€2.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.70
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$34.67
€31.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$56.33
€51.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.75
€29.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$86.76
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$122.16
€112.50
|
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