Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 14.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,725.66
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.32
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.36
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,320.99
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,739.12
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.61
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,323.24
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,423.31
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,146.42
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,127.48
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,070.71
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,103.77
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,808.10
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.01
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,244.52
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS598,879.06
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,644.95
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS767,542.91
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,051.09
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,094.53
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,264.20
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.98
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,991.94
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,058.19
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,438.88
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.54
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.27
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,378.79
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sierra Leone or Tanzania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.