Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 11.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 74.1% more in Poland
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Poland

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

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Poland vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$10.02 PLN38.91	+400.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$8.33 PLN32.36	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$2.06 PLN7.99	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.69 PLN6.55	+98.7%
Average			+102.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.26 PLN4.91	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.34 PLN16.87	+22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.75 PLN14.56	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.32 PLN12.89	+83.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.84 PLN11.04	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.51 PLN1.99	-83.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.72 PLN2.79	-47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.77 PLN3.00	+140.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.22 PLN4.76	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.38 PLN1.49	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.45 PLN1.76	-38.6%
Average			-27.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.1% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.15 PLN23.90	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.85 PLN119.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$30,440.20 PLN118K	+153.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$8.65 PLN33.58	+92.1%
Average			+74.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Poland - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$16.87 PLN65.54	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$213.80 PLN830.55	+366.0%
Average			-28.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Poland - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$375.24 PLN1,457.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$3.44 PLN13.36	+52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.38 PLN13.13	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.25 PLN20.38	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$36.23 PLN140.74
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.22 PLN28.04
Average			+43.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Poland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$81.02 PLN314.75	+710.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.65 PLN142.38
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$85.93 PLN333.81	+329.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$95.22 PLN369.91	+90.4%
Average			+304.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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