Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 89.3% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Seoul

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$8.49 ₩12,634	+183.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$6.30 ₩9,370	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.64 ₩2,438	+59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.78 ₩1,162	-12.0%
Average			+48.3%

Freetown vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Freetown	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$3.24 ₩4,818	+385.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$6.79 ₩10,107	+91.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.85 ₩11,676	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.93 ₩4,362	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.67 ₩6,946	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$3.45 ₩5,127	+89.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.52 ₩2,268	+68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$2.35 ₩3,499	+631.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.77 ₩4,125	+22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.62 ₩2,409	+78.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.30 ₩1,930	+75.6%
Average			+137.4%

Freetown vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Freetown	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.43 ₩6,592	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.99 ₩68,432
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$25,072.36 ₩37M	+108.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$10.50 ₩15,624	-2.3%
Average			+31.6%

Freetown vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Freetown	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$20.56 ₩30,586	-79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$925.55 ₩1M	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$559.33 ₩832K	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$118.88 ₩177K	+7.7%
Average			-39.3%

Freetown vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$360.15 ₩536K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$21,667.04 ₩32M

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pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.54 ₩5,264	+135.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.70 ₩5,502	+112.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.18 ₩4,738	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$56.34 ₩83,824	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.61 ₩15,792
Average			+66.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$49.77 ₩74,047	+397.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$39.49 ₩58,759	+393.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$74.94 ₩112K	+274.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$99.06 ₩147K	+98.1%
Average			+291.0%

Freetown vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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