Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 8.9% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R147.55
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R74.78
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.57
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.41
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.60
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.97
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R66.90
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.67
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.22
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.65
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.85
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.27
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.16
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.89
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.86
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R88.60
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R775.11
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R343,270.72
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R143.57
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R915.87
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,499.30
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,056.53
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,527.51
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,995.71
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R58,754.36
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.32
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.90
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.86
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R585.79
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R102.86
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R823.07
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R513.75
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,538.31
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,368.57
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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