Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 0.9% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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