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Somalia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 3.5% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 15.8% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 35.3% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 43.4% more in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.88 SOS1,638	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$4.62 SOS2,634	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.74 SOS420	-28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.40 SOS225	-55.4%
Average			-35.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.8% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.12 SOS641	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.17 SOS1,234	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$7.78 SOS4,429	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.51 SOS1,430	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.44 SOS1,389	-28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.49 SOS847	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.98 SOS560	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.27 SOS725	+295.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.62 SOS354	-72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.64 SOS363	-29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.58 SOS330	-21.5%
Average			+15.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.3% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$3.87 SOS2,204	-22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.00 SOS14,239
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$5,750.00 SOS3,275,083	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$7.43 SOS4,234	-30.9%
Average			-35.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$37.79 SOS21,525	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$142.93 SOS81,410	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$98.19 SOS55,925	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$73.70 SOS41,977	-33.2%
Average			-69.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$43.33 SOS24,682
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$585.00 SOS333,204

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of childcare

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pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$7.00 SOS3,987	+366.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.19 SOS676	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.10 SOS627	-63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$33.33 SOS18,986	-33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 SOS2,848
Average			+59.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.4% more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$15.25 SOS8,686	+52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$19.78 SOS11,265	+147.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$19.89 SOS11,328	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$37.28 SOS21,233	-25.4%
Average			+43.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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