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United Arab Emirates vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 5.6 times more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.91 AED29.06	+163.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$8.65 AED31.75	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.04 AED3.83	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.50 AED1.85	-43.2%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.47 AED5.39	+120.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.36 AED19.68	+51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$6.96 AED25.56	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.81 AED10.34	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.68 AED13.51	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.98 AED3.59	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.75 AED2.75	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.73 AED2.69	+127.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.59 AED2.15	-74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.48 AED1.76	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.53 AED1.93	-28.7%
Average			+9.9%

Sierra Leone vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$2.91 AED10.69	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.10 AED195.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+239.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$8.50 AED31.21	-20.9%
Average			+58.7%

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$101.41 AED372.42	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$990.79 AED3,638.67	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$122.67 AED450.49	+11.1%

Sierra Leone vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$497.28 AED1,826.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$10.43 AED38.31	+595.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.99 AED18.32	+187.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.23 AED22.88	+107.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$75.55 AED277.45	+51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.19 AED48.44
Average			+235.3%

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pay 5.6 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$75.04 AED275.58	+650.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$59.50 AED218.51	+643.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$105.66 AED388.03	+428.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$106.53 AED391.23	+113.1%
Average			+458.9%

Sierra Leone vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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