Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩907
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
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
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,682
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,820
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,894
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,030
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,579
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,083
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,878
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,457
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,553
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,198
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,001
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩122,404
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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