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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 55.7% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sierra Leone is 56% cheaper than United Kingdom without rent, and 69.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.97 SLL 71.7K
$20.24 £15.12
-85.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.87 SLL 769.5K
$87.4 £65.3
-63.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.85 SLL 238.0K
$10.17 £7.60
-3.15%
Cappuccino
$1.71 SLL 41.2K
$4.73 £3.54
-63.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 SLL 23.5K
$2.38 £1.78
-59.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 SLL 19.9K
$1.74 £1.30
-52.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.51 SLL 36.5K
$6.60 £4.93
-77.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.91 SLL 70.2K
$6.45 £4.82
-54.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.44 SLL 59.0K
$1.71 £1.28
42.69%
White Bread (500g)
$0.69 SLL 16.7K
$1.70 £1.27
-59.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 SLL 32.4K
$2.18 £1.63
-38.53%
Eggs
$2.03 SLL 49.0K
$4.06 £3.03
-50.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.89 SLL 166.5K
$9.91 £7.40
-30.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.52 SLL 181.5K
$8.86 £6.61
-15.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.33 SLL 128.8K
$14.01 £10.47
-61.96%
Apples (1kg)
$4.06 SLL 98.1K
$2.94 £2.20
38.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 SLL 47.2K
$1.61 £1.20
21.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.73 SLL 17.6K
$2.81 £2.10
-74.02%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.09 SLL 123.0K
$3.55 £2.65
43.38%
Potato (1kg)
$2.03 SLL 49.0K
$1.63 £1.22
24.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.61 SLL 38.9K
$1.54 £1.15
4.55%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 SLL 24.6K
$1.17 £0.87
-12.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.42 SLL 34.2K
$1.55 £1.16
-8.39%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.90 SLL 45.9K
$20.35 £15.20
-90.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.26 SLL 175.4K
$10.78 £8.05
-32.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.50 SLL 36.2K
$2.81 £2.10
-46.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 SLL 49.6K
$3.39 £2.53
-39.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.47 SLL 11.4K
$3.32 £2.48
-85.84%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$96.3 £72.0
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.78 SLL 18.9K
$5.49 £4.10
-85.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.27 SLL 30.8K
$1.52 £1.14
-16.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.06 SLL 122.1K
$27.15 £20.28
-81.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 SLL 31.6K
$1.96 £1.47
-33.16%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.0K SLL 289.4M
$38.3K £28.6K
-68.74%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.4K SLL 614.5M
$41.2K £30.7K
-38.18%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$146 SLL 3.5M
$321 £240
-54.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.36 SLL 419.2K
$17.42 £13.01
-0.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$75.2 SLL 1.8M
$42.91 £32.05
75.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.92 SLL 1.2M
$45.54 £34.02
9.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$15.68 £11.71
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.84 £10.34
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$1,718 £1,283
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$21.4K £16.0K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$10.17 SLL 245.6K
$91.1 £68.1
-88.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$8.19 SLL 197.7K
$44.98 £33.60
-81.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$20.05 SLL 484.3K
$102 £76.1
-80.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.4 SLL 1.2M
$105 £78.1
-51.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$834 SLL 20.1M
$1,375 £1,027
-39.35%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,266 SLL 30.6M
$1,162 £868
8.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,133 SLL 51.5M
$2,342 £1,749
-8.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 SLL 2.5M
$1,828 £1,365
-94.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,091 SLL 26.4M
$5,907 £4,413
-81.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,108 SLL 26.8M
$4,604 £3,439
-75.92%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,336 SLL 32.3M
$3,321 £2,481
-59.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.75
-

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Last update for Sierra Leone: January 13, 2026

Last update for United Kingdom: January 12, 2026

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