Cost of living comparison

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Niger vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 3.7 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.0% less in Niger
Groceries
pay 19.9% more in Niger
Transportation
pay 17.2% less in Niger
Housing
pay 7.0 times more in Niger
Childcare
pay 13.1 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.5% more in Niger
Clothing
pay 21.0% more in Niger

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

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Niger vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.0% less for restaurants

 
Lesotho
Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.52
LSL193.48
$5.34
F CFA3,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.07
LSL135.43
$10.68
F CFA6,113
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
LSL22.25
$1.49
F CFA853
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pay 19.9% more for groceries

 
Lesotho
Niger
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.74
LSL12.39
$0.59
F CFA340
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.65
LSL61.35
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.99
LSL67.04
$10.28
F CFA5,882
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pay 17.2% less for transportation

 
Lesotho
Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
LSL76.82
$3.81
F CFA2,179
Monthly public transit pass $28.81
LSL483.69
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,166.39
LSL339K
$21,367.07
F CFA12M
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pay 7.0 times more for housing

 
Lesotho
Niger
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.68
LSL548.60
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $145.97
LSL2,450.70
$979.32
F CFA560K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $73.94
LSL1,241.47
$534.18
F CFA306K
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pay 13.1 times more for childcare

 
Lesotho
Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $49.99
LSL839.36
$1,068.35
F CFA611K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,133.16
LSL19,025.20
$5,519.83
F CFA3M
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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lesotho
Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.02
LSL33.86
$1.34
F CFA764
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.82
LSL30.63
$3.26
F CFA1,868
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.90
LSL82.23
$2.67
F CFA1,528
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pay 21.0% more for clothing

 
Lesotho
Niger
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.17
LSL741.66
$71.22
F CFA40,755
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.33
LSL677.17
$89.03
F CFA50,944
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $101.79
LSL1,709.04
$53.42
F CFA30,566
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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: March 2026

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