Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 2.5 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.7% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Gabon

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Lesotho. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Lesotho	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL187.20	$17.89 FCFA10,060	+55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL131.04	$13.42 FCFA7,545	+66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL21.53	$1.49 FCFA838	+12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL12.79	$1.43 FCFA805	+81.7%
Average			+53.9%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lesotho	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL11.98	$1.52 FCFA854	+105.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL59.35	$4.70 FCFA2,641	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL64.86	$11.57 FCFA6,506	+189.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL23.40	$5.55 FCFA3,119	+285.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL43.55	$4.06 FCFA2,282	+51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.27	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+148.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL15.82	$2.03 FCFA1,141	+108.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL19.11	$1.62 FCFA913	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL16.99	$1.62 FCFA913	+55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.04	$1.62 FCFA913	+138.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.36	$1.62 FCFA913	+132.0%
Average			+116.4%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL74.33	$4.08 FCFA2,294	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL467.99	$49.19 FCFA27,665	+70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL328K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+50.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL92.66	$7.34 FCFA4,125	+28.6%
Average			+34.8%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL530.79	$71.55 FCFA40,240	+119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,371.14	$1,073.24 FCFA604K	+635.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,201.17	$447.18 FCFA251K	+504.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$68.39 FCFA38,465
Average			+419.7%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL812.11	$178.87 FCFA101K	+257.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL18,407.51	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+413.0%
Average			+335.4%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL32.76	$1.07 FCFA604	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL29.64	$6.26 FCFA3,521	+243.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL79.56	$2.68 FCFA1,509	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL358.79	$67.08 FCFA37,725	+203.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.50 FCFA2,528
Average			+88.7%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL717.58	$89.44 FCFA50,300	+102.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL655.18	$44.72 FCFA25,150	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,653.56	$53.66 FCFA30,180	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,339.94	$107.32 FCFA60,360	-25.5%
Average			+10.2%

Lesotho vs. Gabon - 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: June 2026

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