Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 16.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 26.6% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Senegal

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

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Senegal vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+156.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.22 F CFA715	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.87 F CFA511	+3.0%
Average			+47.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.73 F CFA424	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+144.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.47 F CFA1,442	+36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.08 F CFA2,385	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.45 F CFA849	-54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.86 F CFA501	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.32 F CFA768	+309.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.79 F CFA463	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.62 F CFA362	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.43 F CFA249	-42.3%
Average			-5.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$76.82 F CFA44,847
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+319.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+326.8%
Average			+139.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.6% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$810.84 F CFA473K	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$431.19 F CFA252K	-65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+238.4%
Average			-26.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$321.49 F CFA188K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,398.32 F CFA6M

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pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.81 F CFA26,161
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.54 F CFA4,983
Average			+6.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+480.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.52 F CFA26,576
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+326.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+93.5%
Average			+263.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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