Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Cebu and Sierra Leone

For one person, living is cheaper in Cebu: $934 a month against $1,799 in Sierra Leone, rent and utilities included – about $10,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Cebu
🇵🇭 Philippines
$934
/mo nomad
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
$1,799
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Cebu is 9.7% cheaper than Sierra Leone without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Cebu is 12.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone without rent, and 49.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.03 ₱190
$1.95 SLL 44.6K
55.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.48 ₱1,473
$39.59 SLL 904.5K
-40.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.09 ₱256
$11.02 SLL 251.8K
-62.89%
Cappuccino
$2.52 ₱158
$2.62 SLL 59.9K
-3.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.54 ₱96.9
$1.56 SLL 35.6K
-1.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₱30.98
$0.87 SLL 19.8K
-43.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 ₱112
$1.94 SLL 44.4K
-7.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.26 ₱142
$3.55 SLL 81.1K
-36.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.95 ₱122
$2.41 SLL 55.1K
-19.09%
White Bread (500g)
$1.43 ₱89.7
$0.65 SLL 14.8K
120.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.02 ₱63.8
$1.29 SLL 29.4K
-20.93%
Eggs
$2.06 ₱129
$1.83 SLL 41.8K
12.57%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.81 ₱615
$6.93 SLL 158.4K
41.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.61 ₱289
$10.13 SLL 231.5K
-54.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.70 ₱483
$5.33 SLL 121.7K
44.47%
Apples (1kg)
$3.31 ₱207
$7.08 SLL 161.8K
-53.25%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 ₱90.9
$2.92 SLL 66.7K
-50.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.36 ₱148
$0.74 SLL 16.8K
218.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.54 ₱96.4
$4.96 SLL 113.4K
-68.95%
Potato (1kg)
$2.36 ₱148
$2.05 SLL 46.8K
15.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.99 ₱125
$1.59 SLL 36.3K
25.16%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 ₱72.1
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 ₱42.15
$1.16 SLL 26.5K
-42.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.00 ₱188
$3.06 SLL 69.9K
-1.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.35 ₱398
$8.20 SLL 187.4K
-22.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 ₱81.9
$1.58 SLL 36.1K
-17.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 ₱108
$1.95 SLL 44.6K
-11.28%
🚌 Getting Around
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 ₱15.78
$0.45 SLL 10.2K
-44.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.65 ₱793
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.74 ₱46.32
$0.49 SLL 11.1K
51.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.21 ₱13.11
$0.48 SLL 11.1K
-56.25%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.33 ₱271
-
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 ₱83.5
$1.36 SLL 31.1K
-2.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.8K ₱1.4M
$12.1K SLL 277.1M
79.43%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.4K ₱1.2M
$25.1K SLL 573.3M
-22.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$121 ₱7,563
$59.0 SLL 1.3M
104.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.45 ₱907
$17.67 SLL 403.7K
-18.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.29 ₱1,774
$51.6 SLL 1.2M
-45.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.68 ₱2,050
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.39 ₱401
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.46 ₱342
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$273 ₱17.1K
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,156 ₱511.5K
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$49.57 ₱3,109
$10.03 SLL 229.3K
394.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.87 ₱1,560
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.6 ₱4,804
$20.06 SLL 458.2K
281.80%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.3 ₱3,717
$49.38 SLL 1.1M
20.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$506 ₱31.7K
$926 SLL 21.2M
-45.39%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$309 ₱19.4K
$1,241 SLL 28.4M
-75.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 ₱66.0K
$3,484 SLL 79.6M
-69.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$619 ₱38.8K
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,915 ₱182.9K
$1,093 SLL 25.0M
166.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,867 ₱117.1K
$1,085 SLL 24.8M
72.01%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cebu
Sierra Leone
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$341 ₱21.4K
$1,315 SLL 30.1M
-74.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.2
0
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cebu: October 5, 2026

Last update for Sierra Leone: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Cebu
$309
Sierra Leone
$1.2K 301% $932
Groceries & Markets
Cebu
$210
Sierra Leone
$263 * 24.8% $52
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cebu
$163
Sierra Leone
$128 21.5% $35
Clothing & Footwear
Cebu
$95
Sierra Leone
$36 * 62.2% $59
Eating Out
Cebu
$88
Sierra Leone
$107 20.7% $18
Sport & Entertainment
Cebu
$44
Sierra Leone
- * 100%
Getting Around
Cebu
$15
Sierra Leone
$4.7 * 69.6% $11

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇵🇭 Cebu
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🕒 Local time
14:09 2:09 PM
06:09 6:09 AM
8 h behind Cebu
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
964,169
7,557,212
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

SLL, USD, EUR to PHP – Philippine Peso Converter

Philippine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 62.72 PHP (100 PHP = 1.59 USD). 1 EUR = 70.35 PHP (100 PHP = 1.42 EUR).

Sierra Leonean Leone exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 22,848 SLL (100,000 SLL = 4.38 USD). 1 EUR = 25,626 SLL (100,000 SLL = 3.9 EUR).

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