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Senegal vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 92.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 4.8 times more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.92 F CFA2,771	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$10.46 F CFA5,895	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.89 F CFA504	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.09 F CFA612	+22.5%
Average			+19.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.64 F CFA360	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$6.44 F CFA3,628	+81.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$9.55 F CFA5,378	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.81 F CFA1,582	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.40 F CFA2,477	+29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.27 F CFA716	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.85 F CFA480	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.21 F CFA683	+277.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.98 F CFA552	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.69 F CFA391	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.59 F CFA330	-20.7%
Average			+26.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$6.70 F CFA3,776	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$80.49 F CFA45,345
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$37,116.17 F CFA20,909,149	+209.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$20.12 F CFA11,336	+87.2%
Average			+110.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$48.58 F CFA27,368	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$940.87 F CFA530,034	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$364.90 F CFA205,565	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$119.46 F CFA67,297	+8.2%
Average			-35.8%

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	??	$268.31 F CFA151,150
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,289.08 F CFA4,106,255

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pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.68 F CFA1,512	+78.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.47 F CFA2,520	+157.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.79 F CFA1,008	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$50.08 F CFA28,215	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.94 F CFA5,038
Average			+49.0%

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pay 4.8 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$52.32 F CFA29,474	+423.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$47.70 F CFA26,871	+496.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$110.31 F CFA62,140	+451.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$131.17 F CFA73,896	+162.3%
Average			+383.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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