Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 65.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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