Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 13.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 63.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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