Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 5.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 21.2 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
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