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Sierra Leone vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 52.2% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 93.2% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 70.4% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY309.17	$3.00 SLL62,908	-58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.40	$10.00 SLL209,695	+30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.06	$1.03 SLL21,591	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.89	$0.89 SLL18,596	+99.6%
Average			+14.7%

Turkey vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.2% more for groceries

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.45	$0.67 SLL13,980	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY191.12	$3.54 SLL74,319	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.83	$9.15 SLL191,910	+165.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.58	$2.01 SLL42,124	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.73	$3.40 SLL71,337	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.30	$1.81 SLL38,046	+193.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.63	$0.91 SLL19,023	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.44	$0.32 SLL6,742	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.35	$2.27 SLL47,558	+280.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.39	$0.91 SLL19,023	+211.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.52	$0.74 SLL15,488	+198.6%
Average			+93.2%

Turkey vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.87	$5.02 SLL105,180	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,233.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,042,034.70	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-75.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.34	$10.75 SLL225,422	+42.7%
Average			-7.6%

Turkey vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.63	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+631.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,907.50	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+156.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,826.58	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+261.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,991.51	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+135.7%
Average			+296.3%

Turkey vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,260.75	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,752.56	??

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.59	$1.50 SLL31,454	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.28	$1.74 SLL36,435	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.42	$3.00 SLL62,908	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,240.27	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.78	??
Average			-13.1%

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pay 70.4% less for clothing

	Turkey	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,993.97	$10.00 SLL209,695	-78.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,849.51	$8.00 SLL167,756	-81.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,326.23	$20.00 SLL419,390	-80.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,612.06	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-41.1%
Average			-70.4%

Turkey vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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