Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 43.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 90.9% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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