Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 10.9% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Namibia

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Namibia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Namibia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Namibia.

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Namibia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$8.82 NAD145.17	+340.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.59 NAD92.05	-49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.84 NAD13.75	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.73 NAD11.99	-14.2%
Average			+40.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.07 NAD17.57	+62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.52 NAD74.42	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$6.75 NAD111.16	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.40 NAD39.55	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.90 NAD47.68	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.19 NAD19.52	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.83 NAD13.69	-38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.84 NAD13.75	+159.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.88 NAD14.45	-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.00 NAD16.41	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.08 NAD17.85	+46.8%
Average			-6.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.02 NAD82.67	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.08 NAD643.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	+99.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$8.03 NAD132.14	+78.4%
Average			+42.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$50.44 NAD830.34	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	+62.8%
Average			-51.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Namibia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$208.44 NAD3,431.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.66 NAD27.33	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.07 NAD34.09	-25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.31 NAD54.44	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$39.58 NAD651.63
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.41 NAD89.08
Average			-19.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Namibia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$60.50 NAD996.00	+505.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.63 NAD570.13
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+347.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	+66.8%
Average			+256.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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