Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 78.5% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES398.05
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES746.17
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES78.05
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.50
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES65.03
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES553.42
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.91
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.61
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES299.53
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.62
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.67
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.91
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.11
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.72
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.98
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES728.89
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,342.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,195,379.44
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,149.81
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,070.41
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,870.35
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,590.40
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,589.42
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,599.04
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES800,006.34
|
?? |
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES251.28
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES274.55
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES344.23
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,907.09
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES746.53
|
?? | |
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Kenya
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,725.95
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,657.10
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,885.69
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,080.61
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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