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South Korea vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 94.2% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 48.5% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in South Korea

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in South Korea are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and groceries are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.72 ₩9,920	+124.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$5.50 ₩8,112	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.47 ₩2,164	+42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.82 ₩1,217	-7.0%
Average			+28.6%

Sierra Leone vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$2.87 ₩4,241	+331.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.63 ₩8,301	+58.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$7.67 ₩11,326	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.84 ₩4,186	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.34 ₩4,923	-1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$3.24 ₩4,775	+78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.39 ₩2,048	+53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$2.80 ₩4,127	+769.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.40 ₩3,548	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.78 ₩2,630	+96.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.20 ₩1,777	+63.0%
Average			+134.5%

Sierra Leone vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.40 ₩6,494	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩69,616
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$26,440.41 ₩39,019,698	+120.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$8.33 ₩12,296	-22.5%
Average			+28.5%

Sierra Leone vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$21.68 ₩32,001	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$473.91 ₩699,370	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$357.19 ₩527,120	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$132.53 ₩195,586	+20.0%
Average			-48.5%

Sierra Leone vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$378.52 ₩558,610
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,055.40 ₩22,218,164

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.12 ₩4,602	+107.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.57 ₩5,265	+105.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.18 ₩4,699	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$49.86 ₩73,581	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.12 ₩14,932
Average			+54.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$66.46 ₩98,079	+564.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$50.68 ₩74,796	+533.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$72.74 ₩107,346	+263.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$103.23 ₩152,349	+106.5%
Average			+367.1%

Sierra Leone vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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