Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
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