Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.71
F CFA2,261
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$9.49
F CFA5,777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.80
F CFA487
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.67
F CFA408
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$7.29
F CFA4,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$8.65
F CFA5,261
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.15
F CFA1,311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.79
F CFA2,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$1.29
F CFA788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.41
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.76
F CFA461
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.65
F CFA393
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$5.15
F CFA3,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,085,350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$14.86
F CFA9,043
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$55.80
F CFA33,960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$722.31
F CFA439,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$325.48
F CFA198,078
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$118.36
F CFA72,031
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$137.58
F CFA83,728
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,909,009
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.52
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$71.94
F CFA43,782
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$59.62
F CFA36,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$40.24
F CFA24,491
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$67.45
F CFA41,049
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$93.90
F CFA57,145
|
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