Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 26.9% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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