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Romania vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 74.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.0% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 37.9% more in Romania
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Romania

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

Romania vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.0% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$10.04 RON43.55	+234.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.48 RON32.43	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.94 RON8.41	+88.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.61 RON7.00	+82.1%
Average			+95.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.18 RON5.12	+77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.01 RON17.40	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.61 RON24.32	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$3.05 RON13.21	+51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.90 RON12.58	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.51 RON2.20	-72.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.70 RON3.02	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.70 RON3.05	+118.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.93 RON4.04	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.39 RON1.70	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.42 RON1.80	-43.8%
Average			-4.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$6.02 RON26.11	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.52 RON101.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$27,339.27 RON118,540.36	+127.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$7.08 RON30.70	-34.1%
Average			+37.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$9.24 RON40.06	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$390.19 RON1,691.84	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$289.13 RON1,253.63	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$116.41 RON504.74	+5.4%
Average			-58.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$526.34 RON2,282.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,853.44 RON34,051.71

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of childcare

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.34 RON10.17	+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.50 RON10.85	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.88 RON25.50	+96.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$42.19 RON182.95	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.90 RON29.93
Average			+45.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$66.67 RON289.08	+566.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$38.50 RON166.92	+381.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$78.13 RON338.76	+290.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$88.57 RON384.04	+77.1%
Average			+328.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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