Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 33.9% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Benin, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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