Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 11.2% cheaper than Togo.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Togo, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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