Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 28.2% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
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