Cost of Living Comparison Between Sierra Leone and United Kingdom Cost of Living Comparison Between Sierra Leone and United Kingdom

🙂 Solo nomad: Sierra Leone is 54.3% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 24.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sierra Leone is 55.6% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 69.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.95 SLL 67K
$20.1 £14.79
-85.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.98 SLL 748.1K
$89.9 £66.2
-63.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.1 SLL 229.2K
$10.03 £7.38
0.70%
Cappuccino
$1.78 SLL 40.3K
$4.71 £3.46
-62.21%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 SLL 22.3K
$2.46 £1.81
-60.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.78 SLL 17.7K
$1.69 £1.24
-53.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.52 SLL 34.5K
$6.59 £4.85
-76.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 SLL 66.8K
$6.27 £4.62
-52.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.48 SLL 56.3K
$1.65 £1.22
50.30%
White Bread (500g)
$0.64 SLL 14.5K
$1.66 £1.22
-61.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.3 SLL 29.5K
$2.26 £1.67
-42.48%
Eggs
$2.05 SLL 46.4K
$4.08 £3.01
-49.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.93 SLL 157.3K
$9.78 £7.2
-29.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.46 SLL 169.2K
$8.74 £6.43
-14.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.27 SLL 119.5K
$14.34 £10.55
-63.25%
Apples (1kg)
$4.04 SLL 91.6K
$3.04 £2.24
32.89%
Banana (1kg)
$1.98 SLL 44.8K
$1.67 £1.23
18.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.73 SLL 16.7K
$2.9 £2.13
-74.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.13 SLL 116.3K
$3.47 £2.56
47.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.95 SLL 44.3K
$1.62 £1.19
20.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.59 SLL 36K
$1.6 £1.18
-0.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.97 SLL 22K
$1.12 £0.82
-13.39%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.38 SLL 31.4K
$1.57 £1.15
-12.10%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.91 SLL 43.3K
$20.41 £15.02
-90.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.25 SLL 164.4K
$10.52 £7.74
-31.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 SLL 33.5K
$2.83 £2.08
-48.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.1 SLL 47.7K
$3.3 £2.43
-36.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.44 SLL 10.1K
$3.33 £2.45
-86.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$94.8 £69.7
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.72 SLL 16.2K
$5.46 £4.02
-86.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.27 SLL 28.8K
$1.55 £1.14
-18.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.86 SLL 110.2K
$26.83 £19.74
-81.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.35 SLL 30.5K
$2 £1.47
-32.50%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12K SLL 272.9M
$37.7K £27.7K
-68.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.1K SLL 568.8M
$41.3K £30.4K
-39.35%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$146 SLL 3.3M
$319 £235
-54.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.76 SLL 402.8K
$17.53 £12.9
1.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$74.7 SLL 1.7M
$41.82 £30.78
78.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.2 SLL 1.1M
$45.9 £33.78
9.46%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$15.86 £11.67
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.71 £10.09
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$1,756 £1,293
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$21.2K £15.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.85 SLL 223.4K
$90.6 £66.7
-89.13%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$7.87 SLL 178.6K
$44.44 £32.71
-82.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$20.2 SLL 458.3K
$101 £74.3
-79.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$49.05 SLL 1.1M
$103 £76
-52.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$822 SLL 18.6M
$1,427 £1,050
-42.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,258 SLL 28.5M
$1,157 £851
8.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,122 SLL 48.1M
$2,327 £1,713
-8.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$98.8 SLL 2.2M
$1,846 £1,359
-94.65%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,082 SLL 24.5M
$6,050 £4,452
-82.12%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,102 SLL 25M
$4,820 £3,547
-77.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,340 SLL 30.4M
$3,133 £2,306
-57.21%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.75
-

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Last update for Sierra Leone: October 28, 2025

Last update for United Kingdom: October 29, 2025

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