Sierra Leone is 16.9% cheaper than South Korea.

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

pay 16.5% more for restaurants

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.13
₩8,242
$3.84
SLL80,480
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.18
₩6,964
$10.00
SLL209,695
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.41
₩1,891
$1.00
SLL20,970

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Bread
1 loaf
$2.74
₩3,688
$0.68
SLL14,157
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.12
₩10,917
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Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
₩9,682
$8.64
SLL181,119

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pay 55.5% less for transportation

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.92
₩6,622
$3.91
SLL82,021
Monthly public transit pass $43.73
₩58,798
$4.50
SLL94,363
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,660.56
₩38,536,984
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.09
₩28,356
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $392.42
₩527,651
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $302.43
₩406,647
$101.90
SLL2,136,862

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pay 91.8% less for childcare

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.96
₩461,138
$20.00
SLL419,390
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,987.50
₩25,530,593
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.92
₩3,924
$1.25
SLL26,212
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.29
₩4,423
$1.74
SLL36,435
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
₩4,639
$2.01
SLL42,205

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pay 70.0% less for clothing

 
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.44
₩65,135
$10.00
SLL209,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.60
₩59,968
$8.00
SLL167,756
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.46
₩101,460
$20.00
SLL419,390

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