Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 6.4% cheaper than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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