Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 26.8% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
?? | |
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
?? | |
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
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