Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Lesotho
  3. French Polynesia
  4. Comparison
LSL
COMPARED TO
XPF

French Polynesia is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Lesotho, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

  Lesotho help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.23
LSL56.12
$16.98
CFPF1,779
+300.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.84
LSL64.14
$10.05
CFPF1,053
+107.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
LSL20.04
$1.82
CFPF190
+20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.51
LSL20.04
$1.20
CFPF126
-20.4%
Average +102.1%
Lesotho vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.4 times more for groceries

  Lesotho help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.64
LSL8.42
$1.68
CFPF176
+164.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.68
LSL48.77
$7.14
CFPF748
+94.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.27
LSL56.65
$9.92
CFPF1,040
+132.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.67
LSL22.13
$4.30
CFPF451
+157.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.27
LSL30.06
$6.50
CFPF681
+186.5%
Apples (1 lb) $0.76
LSL10.06
$1.89
CFPF198
+149.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.77
LSL10.18
$1.45
CFPF151
+88.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.78
LSL10.30
$1.98
CFPF208
+155.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.84
LSL11.15
$2.81
CFPF294
+233.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.69
LSL9.09
$1.79
CFPF188
+161.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.60
LSL8.00
$0.93
CFPF97
+53.4%
Average +143.2%
Lesotho vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
LSL40.59
$4.06
CFPF426
+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
LSL397.65
$24.70
CFPF2,588
-17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,566.30
LSL272,585.21
$43,961.10
CFPF4,606,024
+113.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.36
LSL57.72
$25.09
CFPF2,629
+476.1%
Average +151.2%
Lesotho vs. French Polynesia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.2 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $63.51
LSL841.81
$91.38
CFPF9,574
+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $574.65
LSL7,616.35
$950.66
CFPF99,606
+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $403.26
LSL5,344.81
$806.78
CFPF84,530
+100.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $55.51
LSL735.70
$201.45
CFPF21,107
+262.9%
Average +118.1%
Lesotho vs. French Polynesia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

  Lesotho French Polynesia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $395.16
CFPF41,402
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $987.89
CFPF103,506
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gamepad

pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.42
LSL32.07
$3.65
CFPF383
+50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.42
LSL32.07
$3.31
CFPF347
+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $10.33
CFPF1,083
Monthly membership at local gym $34.88
LSL462.33
$93.85
CFPF9,833
+169.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.29
LSL70.15
$14.08
CFPF1,475
+166.0%
Average +105.7%
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store

pay 81.0% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $39.98
LSL529.90
$80.68
CFPF8,453
+101.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.11
LSL266.60
$48.28
CFPF5,058
+140.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.59
LSL962.07
$101.26
CFPF10,609
+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $103.98
LSL1,378.19
$148.18
CFPF15,526
+42.5%
Average +81.0%
Lesotho vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2021
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