Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 40.5% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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