Cost of living and expenses in Sierra Leone

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Sierra Leone? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Sierra Leone, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Sierra Leone (The last update: today)

Currency in Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone (SLL). For 10 US dollars you can get 210 thousand Sierra Leonean leones. For 100 US dollars you can get 2.1 million Sierra Leonean leones. And the other way around: For 100 Sierra Leonean leones you can get 0.00477 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Sierra Leone? Look here: Prices in cities in Sierra Leone

Prices: Freetown   Lunsar   Bo   Hastings   Bumban   Magburaka   Alikalia  


Price fees $144 ($60 - $229)

fees

$144 ($60 - $229)
30% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $75 ($50 - $100)

internet

$75 ($50 - $100)
5.5% more than in United States

Price jeans $10 ($10 - $10)

jeans

$10 ($10 - $10)
81% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $1.68K

average earnings

$1.68K
63% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $1.2K ($500 - $2.5K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$1.2K ($500 - $2.5K)
33% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $100

renting a large apartment outside the center

$100
96% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Sierra Leone:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.5 (SLL 10.5K)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $NaN (SLLNaN)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (SLL 26.8K)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $12K (SLL 252M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $1.2K (SLL 25.2M)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $50 (SLL 1.05M)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $965 (SLL 20.2M)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $100 (SLL 2.1M)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $144 (SLL 3.03M)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $75 (SLL 1.57M)
  11. numb_34 $16.3 (SLL 342K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $10 (SLL 210K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $8 (SLL 168K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $20 (SLL 419K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $50 (SLL 1.05M)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $25K (SLL 524M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $80 (SLL 1.68M)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.08K (SLL 22.6M)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $1.9K (SLL 39.8M)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.08K (SLL 22.6M)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $1.68K (SLL 35.1M)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 10%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.75 (SLL 15.7K)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.3 (SLL 26.2K)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $5 (SLL 105K)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

cheese

$2.3
82% is less expensive than in United States

local beer

$1.5 ($0.8 - $2)
75% is less expensive than in United States

renting a large apartment outside the center

$100
96% is less expensive than in United States

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.95 ($0.75 - $2)
62% is less expensive than in United States

cheap restaurant

$3 ($2 - $8)
85% is less expensive than in United States

bottle of water

$0.82 ($0.5 - $1)
60% is less expensive than in United States