Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 32.0% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.5% more in Lesotho
- Groceries
-
pay 37.1% less in Lesotho
- Transportation
-
pay 30.4% less in Lesotho
- Housing
-
pay 69.8% less in Lesotho
- Childcare
-
pay 69.5% less in Lesotho
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.9% less in Lesotho
- Clothing
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pay 2.7% less in Lesotho
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Lesotho.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
$11.58
LSL210.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
$1.03
LSL18.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
$0.54
LSL9.86
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
$0.82
LSL14.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
$2.67
LSL48.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
$3.65
LSL66.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
$1.28
LSL23.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
$3.09
LSL56.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
$0.88
LSL16.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
$1.00
LSL18.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
$0.99
LSL17.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
$1.16
LSL21.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
$0.61
LSL11.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
$0.69
LSL12.48
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
$4.64
LSL84.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
$28.40
LSL516.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
$19,879.98
LSL361,243.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
$5.62
LSL102.18
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
$22.72
LSL412.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
$143.89
LSL2,614.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
$72.89
LSL1,324.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
?? | |
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
$29.35
LSL533.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,298.44
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
$1.85
LSL33.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
$1.29
LSL23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
$4.83
LSL87.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
$21.77
LSL395.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
?? | |
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
$42.60
LSL774.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
$39.76
LSL722.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
$100.35
LSL1,823.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
$142.00
LSL2,580.31
|
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