Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 31.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,375
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,674
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,686
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,880
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,811
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,576
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,966,837
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,353
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 83.1% more for housing
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,201
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,435
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,979
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,273
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,546
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,425,395
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,409
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,711
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,885
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,656
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 73.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,755
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,049
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,244
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,746
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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