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Sierra Leone vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 69.6% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.0% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 74.4% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 26.3% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 64.8% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.0% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.69	$3.00 SLL62,908	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.01	$10.00 SLL209,695	+323.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.35	$1.03 SLL21,591	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.51	$0.89 SLL18,596	+57.9%
Average			+96.0%

Swaziland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.4% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.02	$0.67 SLL13,980	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.06	$3.54 SLL74,319	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.95	$9.15 SLL191,910	+124.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.27	$2.01 SLL42,124	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.95	$3.40 SLL71,337	+47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.95	$1.81 SLL38,046	+157.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.75	$0.91 SLL19,023	+167.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.38	$0.32 SLL6,742	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.92	$2.27 SLL47,558	+251.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.11	$0.91 SLL19,023	+89.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.88	$0.74 SLL15,488	+26.6%
Average			+74.4%

Swaziland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL76.54	$5.02 SLL105,180	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL512.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL448.84	$10.75 SLL225,422	-59.4%
Average			-26.3%

Swaziland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL487.87	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+247.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+395.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+573.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+83.3%
Average			+325.0%

Swaziland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	??

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.71	$1.50 SLL31,454	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.43	$1.74 SLL36,435	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.37	$3.00 SLL62,908	+12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL487.87	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+73.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL63.42	??
Average			+13.4%

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pay 64.8% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL780.27	$10.00 SLL209,695	-78.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL406.56	$8.00 SLL167,756	-66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	$20.00 SLL419,390	-73.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-40.8%
Average			-64.8%

Swaziland vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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