Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 2.3 times more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.5% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 59.6% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,592	$3.00 SLL62,908	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫109K	$10.00 SLL210K	+142.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,932	$1.03 SLL21,591	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,502	$0.89 SLL18,596	+211.1%
Average			+126.8%

Vietnam vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,618	$0.67 SLL13,980	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140K	$3.54 SLL74,319	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137K	$9.15 SLL192K	+75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,087	$2.01 SLL42,124	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,961	$3.40 SLL71,337	+118.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,158	$1.81 SLL38,046	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.91 SLL19,023	+92.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,138	$0.32 SLL6,742	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,915	$2.27 SLL47,558	+362.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,221	$0.91 SLL19,023	+95.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,275	$0.74 SLL15,488	+58.3%
Average			+72.3%

Vietnam vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,979	$5.02 SLL105K	+57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155K	$10.75 SLL225K	+82.1%
Average			+25.1%

Vietnam vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228K	$100.00 SLL2M	+1052.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8M	$1,321.25 SLL28M	+325.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫6M	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+464.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1M	$110.40 SLL2M	+155.1%
Average			+499.4%

Vietnam vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323M	??

Vietnam vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,496	$1.50 SLL31,454	+61.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,052	$1.74 SLL36,435	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,636	$3.00 SLL62,908	+134.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536K	$50.00 SLL1M	+145.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,041	??
Average			+87.5%

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pay 59.6% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833K	$10.00 SLL210K	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560K	$8.00 SLL168K	-62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫2M	$20.00 SLL419K	-72.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2M	$50.00 SLL1M	-35.3%
Average			-59.6%

Vietnam vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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1 people born in Vietnam live in Sierra Leone.

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