Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 13.6% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Utah instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,171
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,757
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,041
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,709
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,628
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,668,856
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,679
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,282
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,419
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,552
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,629
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,061
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,543,285
|
?? |
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,515
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,392
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,073
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
?? | |
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,368
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,888
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,310
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,966
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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