Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 0.5% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
?? |
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
?? | |
pay 71.8% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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