Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 55.3% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 61.5% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 69.3% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Puerto Rico

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$16.34	+717.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$9.24	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.74	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.35	+59.5%
Average			+152.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.5% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$3.37	+413.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.35	+50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.71	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$6.03	+232.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.95	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$2.15	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.17	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.88	+485.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.09	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.43	+57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.54	+108.8%
Average			+61.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.3% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.08	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$38,571.43	+221.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$14.50	+222.2%
Average			+69.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$66.43	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$1,098.02	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$722.33	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$228.66	+398.4%
Average			+9.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$700.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,819.51

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.61	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.78	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$11.22	+274.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$29.37
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.50
Average			+38.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$52.28	+422.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.82
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$96.61	+383.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$101.25	+102.5%
Average			+271.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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