Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 0.9% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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