Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 3.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
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