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Sierra Leone vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 3.0 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 9.5 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing and groceries in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.00 SLL62,908
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.00 SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 KPW2,102	$1.03 SLL21,591	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 KPW1,051	$0.89 SLL18,596	-24.1%
Average			-40.0%

North Korea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 KPW2,161	$0.67 SLL13,980	-72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.54 SLL74,319
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 KPW3,332	$9.15 SLL191,910	+147.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 KPW1,876	$2.01 SLL42,124	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.40 SLL71,337
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.81 SLL38,046
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.91 SLL19,023
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.32 SLL6,742
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.27 SLL47,558
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 SLL19,023
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.74 SLL15,488
Average			+23.8%

North Korea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.02 SLL105,180
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.75 SLL225,422

North Korea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.5 times more for housing

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$100.00 SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.44 KPW84,095	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+1314.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.80 KPW236,518	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+380.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$110.40 SLL2,314,990
Average			+847.0%

North Korea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$14.02 KPW12,614	$1.50 SLL31,454	-89.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 KPW1,051	$1.74 SLL36,435	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.00 SLL62,908
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$50.00 SLL1,048,475
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-20.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$10.00 SLL209,695
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$8.00 SLL167,756
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$20.00 SLL419,390
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.00 SLL1,048,475

North Korea vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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