Cost of living comparison

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Niger vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 2.3 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.0% less in Niger
Groceries
pay 4.0% less in Niger
Transportation
pay 22.2% less in Niger
Housing
pay 8.8 times more in Niger
Childcare
pay 8.4 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.3% more in Niger
Clothing
pay 15.5% less in Niger

The cost of housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Niger are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Niger. Notably, housing and childcare 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 7.0% less for restaurants

 
Lesotho
Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.01
LSL148.38
$6.40
F CFA3,737
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.41
LSL138.49
$9.39
F CFA5,481
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
LSL17.56
$1.43
F CFA835
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pay 4.0% less for groceries

 
Lesotho
Niger
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.83
LSL13.60
$0.54
F CFA316
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
LSL54.39
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
LSL72.07
$9.05
F CFA5,282
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pay 22.2% less for transportation

 
Lesotho
Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
LSL81.93
$3.58
F CFA2,087
Monthly public transit pass $30.04
LSL494.60
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,030.86
LSL346K
$20,484.30
F CFA12M
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pay 8.8 times more for housing

 
Lesotho
Niger
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.30
LSL630.53
$85.35
F CFA49,830
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.14
LSL1,533.25
$938.86
F CFA548K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $55.58
LSL915.01
$512.11
F CFA299K
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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

 
Lesotho
Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $52.06
LSL857.06
$1,024.21
F CFA598K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
$4,267.56
F CFA2M
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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lesotho
Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.80
LSL29.68
$1.28
F CFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
LSL32.97
$3.13
F CFA1,827
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.11
LSL84.08
$2.56
F CFA1,495
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pay 15.5% less for clothing

 
Lesotho
Niger
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $46.07
LSL758.38
$68.28
F CFA39,864
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.58
LSL915.01
$85.35
F CFA49,830
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $104.15
LSL1,714.61
$51.21
F CFA29,898
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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