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Nepal vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 11.2% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 91.2% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 95.4% more in Nepal

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

Nepal vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.72 NPR248.76	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$6.09 NPR878.38	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.47 NPR67.57	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.15 NPR22.22	-82.6%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.46 NPR66.75	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.17 NPR458.03	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$2.73 NPR394.64	-70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.57 NPR226.88	-21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.34 NPR194.03	-60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.93 NPR134.43	-48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.39 NPR55.76	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.50 NPR71.96	+55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.26 NPR37.80	-88.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.18 NPR26.40	-79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.25 NPR36.72	-65.6%
Average			-43.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Nepal - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.54 NPR655.22	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.71 NPR1,689.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$28,860.29 NPR4,164,795.60	+140.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$9.69 NPR1,398.87	-9.8%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 91.2% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$8.21 NPR1,184.59	-91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$80.01 NPR11,545.64	-93.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$52.43 NPR7,565.69	-95.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$18.56 NPR2,678.40	-83.2%
Average			-91.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$52.04 NPR7,509.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,428.89 NPR350,509.76

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.16 NPR311.05	+43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.40 NPR202.34	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.59 NPR374.47	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$17.84 NPR2,574.67	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.74 NPR395.38
Average			-13.3%

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pay 95.4% more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$20.52 NPR2,960.79	+105.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$24.55 NPR3,543.25	+206.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$41.57 NPR5,999.48	+107.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$30.69 NPR4,428.48	-38.6%
Average			+95.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Nepal - 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: December 2025

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