Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 2.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 65.4% more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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