Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 91.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 33.4% more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 63.1% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
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