Cost of living comparison
Mali is 3.5 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Mali instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
|
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