Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 20.9% cheaper than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 45.0% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 74.8% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$9.01 LSL148.38	+312.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$8.41 LSL138.49	+65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$1.07 LSL17.56	+200.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.84 LSL13.85	+167.0%
Average			+177.7%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$0.83 LSL13.60	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$3.30 LSL54.39	+47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$4.38 LSL72.07	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$1.54 LSL25.32	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$2.79 LSL45.98	+58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$0.85 LSL14.02	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$1.02 LSL16.71	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$1.23 LSL20.19	+130.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$1.09 LSL17.95	+63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.71 LSL11.66	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$0.73 LSL12.00	+27.1%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$4.98 LSL81.93	+106.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$30.04 LSL494.60	+41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$6.01 LSL98.92	-12.7%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 74.8% less for housing

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$38.30 LSL630.53	+111.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$55.58 LSL915.01	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	??
Average			-74.8%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-71.1%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$1.80 LSL29.68	+144.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$2.00 LSL32.97	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$5.11 LSL84.08	+351.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$23.03 LSL379.19	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	??
Average			+59.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$46.07 LSL758.38	+243.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$55.58 LSL915.01	+165.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+203.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+273.9%
Average			+218.8%

Nigeria vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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