Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.8 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.07
CFA648
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.96
CFA578
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.20
CFA3,746
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.61
CFA4,599
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.22
CFA1,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.84
CFA2,926
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.02
CFA617
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.64
CFA388
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.91
CFA548
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.62
CFA374
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.51
CFA310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.43
CFA261
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.26
CFA3,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$20.95
CFA12,657
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$27,655.66
CFA16,706,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$22.63
CFA13,669
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$47.86
CFA28,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$820.04
CFA495,387
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$465.09
CFA280,962
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$82.00
CFA49,534
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$246.76
CFA149,068
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,057,866
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.51
CFA1,519
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.64
CFA2,196
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.34
CFA810
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$69.56
CFA42,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.64
CFA32,401
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.32
CFA21,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$83.53
CFA50,459
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.26
CFA46,070
|
|
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