Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 51.4% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.01 LSL148.38	+94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.41 LSL138.49	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.07 LSL17.56	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.84 LSL13.85
Average			+27.3%

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Guinea	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.83 LSL13.60	-44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.30 LSL54.39	-71.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.38 LSL72.07	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.54 LSL25.32	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.79 LSL45.98	+36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.85 LSL14.02	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.02 LSL16.71	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.23 LSL20.19	+51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.09 LSL17.95	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.71 LSL11.66	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.73 LSL12.00	+15.9%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Guinea	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.98 LSL81.93	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$30.04 LSL494.60	+5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$6.01 LSL98.92	-32.2%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Guinea	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$38.30 LSL630.53	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$55.58 LSL915.01	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	??
Average			-82.0%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Guinea	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$52.06 LSL857.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-81.4%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.80 LSL29.68	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.00 LSL32.97	-56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.11 LSL84.08	+339.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$23.03 LSL379.19	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	??
Average			-47.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$46.07 LSL758.38	+130.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$55.58 LSL915.01	+122.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+247.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+200.4%
Average			+170.3%

Guinea vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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