Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 29.3% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 80.5% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 67.0% more in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+262.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.73 ZWL234.79	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-50.3%
Average			+18.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$1.90 ZWL611.53	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.12 ZWL682.33	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.10 ZWL353.72	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.73 ZWL236.30	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+217.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.59 ZWL188.63	-74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.67 ZWL217.09	-25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.72 ZWL231.09	-2.8%
Average			-20.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	+95.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	+333.3%
Average			+80.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	+60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	+21.7%
Average			-67.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$331.89 ZWL107K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,027.78 ZWL2M

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.56 ZWL825.12	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.75 ZWL563.50	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00
Average			-28.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	+122.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	+112.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	-1.3%
Average			+67.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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