Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 21.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Albania, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL692
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL455
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL645
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL298
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL727
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
?? |
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL230
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL143
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL759
|
?? | |
pay 71.7% less for clothing
Albania
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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