Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Ukraine

Ukraine vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Ukraine is 34.1% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Ukraine
Groceries: pay 41.3% less in Ukraine
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Ukraine
Housing: pay 69.7% less in Ukraine
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Ukraine
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Ukraine

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

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Ukraine vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.28 UAH327.13	+264.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.79 UAH260.14	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.73 UAH33.01	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.50 UAH22.24	-41.7%
Average			+23.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Ukraine - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.3% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.73 UAH32.65	+10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.30 UAH193.14	+21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.41 UAH198.32	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.86 UAH83.64	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.07 UAH93.16	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.48 UAH21.66	-84.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.69 UAH30.95	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.73 UAH32.89	+127.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.10 UAH49.29	-51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.32 UAH14.25	-65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.24 UAH10.58	-68.1%
Average			-41.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Ukraine - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.12 UAH274.80	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.84 UAH621.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$29,153.65 UAH1M	+142.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$4.95 UAH222.27	+10.0%
Average			+58.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Ukraine - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.7% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$5.86 UAH263.29	-89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	+47.4%
Average			-69.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Ukraine - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$264.08 UAH11,862.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,644.44 UAH298K

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.11 UAH49.85	-50.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.34 UAH60.14	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.95 UAH132.47	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.77 UAH1,247.32
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.17 UAH187.12
Average			-43.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Ukraine - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Ukraine
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	+432.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.08 UAH1,665.47
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	+293.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	+76.2%
Average			+232.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Ukraine - Cost of clothing

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