Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 34.2% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
?? | |
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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