Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 84.3% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.29
$118.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.74
$13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.68
$12.68
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.91
$54.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.29
$80.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.10
$39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.88
$16.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.66
$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.63
$11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.65
$12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.44
$8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.33
$6.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.35
$81.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$21.59
$405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.95
$130.34
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.30
$24.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.43
$26.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$39.18
$735.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
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