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Republic of the Congo vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 2.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 73.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 66.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.3% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$13.06 FCFA7,299	+335.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$9.37 FCFA5,234	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.38 FCFA769	+33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.57 FCFA876	+76.8%
Average			+109.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.7% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$2.52 FCFA1,408	+278.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.66 FCFA2,604	+31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$8.84 FCFA4,940	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$3.07 FCFA1,714	+52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.15 FCFA1,761	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.08 FCFA604	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.07 FCFA597	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.85 FCFA1,032	+474.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.28 FCFA713	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.09 FCFA608	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.97 FCFA543	+31.5%
Average			+73.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$5.08 FCFA2,841	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.59 FCFA12,625
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	+174.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$13.24 FCFA7,400	+23.2%
Average			+66.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$65.34 FCFA36,516	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$988.85 FCFA552,647	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$393.90 FCFA220,144	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$262.94 FCFA146,951	+138.2%
Average			+2.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$303.92 FCFA169,853
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907

Sierra Leone vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of childcare

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pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.10 FCFA1,734	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.75 FCFA2,655	+173.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.92 FCFA2,189	+30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$63.17 FCFA35,305	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.42 FCFA5,824
Average			+84.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$41.67 FCFA23,287	+316.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$40.42 FCFA22,588	+405.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$91.11 FCFA50,920	+355.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$80.00 FCFA44,710	+60.0%
Average			+284.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Republic of the Congo - 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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