Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.7 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Romania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.92
RON32.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.40
RON25.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.30
RON6.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.92
RON4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.06
RON14.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.98
RON23.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.57
RON11.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.87
RON4.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$6.47
RON30.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$18.36
RON85.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$19,112.96
RON89,246.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$5.47
RON25.54
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$8.88
RON41.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$288.89
RON1,348.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$212.37
RON991.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$100.05
RON467.16
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$311.36
RON1,453.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,083.75
RON23,738.08
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.81
RON8.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.90
RON22.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$35.37
RON165.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.08
RON28.40
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.53
RON268.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.55
RON147.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$70.03
RON327.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$77.90
RON363.76
|
|
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