Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 34.0% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 69.5% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 76.4% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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