Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 2.7% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
?? | |
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
?? | |
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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