Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Pakistan

Pakistan vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 60.8% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 66.3% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Pakistan
Housing: pay 85.3% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 49.9% more in Pakistan

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

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Pakistan vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$2.20 PKR609.55	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	-52.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.34 PKR95.17	-81.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.22 PKR59.84	-74.6%
Average			-40.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Pakistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.3% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.64 PKR176.79	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.70 PKR748.06	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.11 PKR861.18	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.15 PKR319.26	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$1.21 PKR336.17	-73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.50 PKR137.93	-84.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.29 PKR79.05	-79.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.37 PKR101.50	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.24 PKR66.99	-89.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.14 PKR38.93	-84.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.18 PKR49.11	-76.0%
Average			-66.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Pakistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.52 PKR2,913.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$23,580.47 PKR7M	+96.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	+29.4%
Average			+31.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Pakistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.3% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	-94.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$79.54 PKR22,026.55	+73.4%
Average			-85.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Pakistan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$39.09 PKR10,825.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,756.74 PKR486K

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.51 PKR696.08	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.74 PKR482.70	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.93 PKR535.64	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$15.98 PKR4,425.53
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.36 PKR1,207.56
Average			-20.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Pakistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.9% more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	+55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.51 PKR6,233.91
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	+242.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	-37.0%
Average			+49.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Pakistan - Cost of clothing

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