Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 1.8% cheaper than Togo.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Togo, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$10.94
LSL193.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$0.66
LSL11.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$0.27
LSL4.84
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$0.78
LSL13.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$2.55
LSL45.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$3.33
LSL58.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$1.20
LSL21.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$2.97
LSL52.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$0.88
LSL15.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$0.96
LSL17.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$1.30
LSL22.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$1.11
LSL19.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$0.78
LSL13.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$0.89
LSL15.74
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$4.43
LSL78.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$27.24
LSL481.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$19,066.76
LSL337,294.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$5.39
LSL95.41
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$21.79
LSL385.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$190.67
LSL3,372.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$95.33
LSL1,686.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
?? | |
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$28.15
LSL497.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,952.76
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$0.82
LSL14.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$1.37
LSL24.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$4.63
LSL81.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$20.88
LSL369.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$40.86
LSL722.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$38.13
LSL674.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$96.24
LSL1,702.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$136.19
LSL2,409.25
|
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