Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 97.6% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.570
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.760
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.580
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.170
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.260
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.520
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND405.340
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.480
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.800
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.450
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND181.110
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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