Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.3 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.84
₩9,439
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.08
₩8,390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.56
₩2,158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.82
₩1,129
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$3.17
₩4,380
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.72
₩7,892
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$8.47
₩11,695
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.83
₩5,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.85
₩6,698
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.90
₩3,997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.67
₩2,301
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$2.82
₩3,887
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.77
₩3,818
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.68
₩2,324
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.38
₩1,902
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.41
₩7,467
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$41.78
₩57,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$31,904.23
₩44,046,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$8.96
₩12,375
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.92
₩30,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$768.77
₩1,061,366
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$592.83
₩818,468
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$138.80
₩191,621
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$384.99
₩531,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$18,449.76
₩25,471,738
|
|
pay 88.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.80
₩5,244
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.92
₩5,419
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.42
₩4,719
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$52.16
₩72,016
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$10.63
₩14,682
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$60.78
₩83,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.57
₩60,158
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$72.02
₩99,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$114.47
₩158,033
|
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