Cost of living comparison

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Lesotho vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 29.2% cheaper than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.6% more in Lesotho
Groceries
pay 16.2% less in Lesotho
Transportation
pay 9.4% less in Lesotho
Housing
pay 56.7% less in Lesotho
Childcare
pay 70.9% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.7% less in Lesotho
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Lesotho

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Lesotho are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Lesotho. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Lesotho.

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Lesotho vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Benin, you would:

pay 23.6% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$9.01
LSL148.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$8.41
LSL138.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$1.07
LSL17.56
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pay 16.2% less for groceries

 
Benin
Lesotho
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$0.83
LSL13.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$3.30
LSL54.39
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$4.38
LSL72.07
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pay 9.4% less for transportation

 
Benin
Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$4.98
LSL81.93
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.04
LSL494.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,030.86
LSL346K
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pay 56.7% less for housing

 
Benin
Lesotho
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$38.30
LSL630.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$93.14
LSL1,533.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$55.58
LSL915.01
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pay 70.9% less for childcare

 
Benin
Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$52.06
LSL857.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$1.80
LSL29.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$2.00
LSL32.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$5.11
LSL84.08
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Benin
Lesotho
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$46.07
LSL758.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $55.58
LSL915.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$104.15
LSL1,714.61
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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