Cost of living comparison

 Chad
compared to
 Lesotho
Lesotho vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 18.7% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 54.8% more in Lesotho
Groceries
pay 3.0% more in Lesotho
Transportation
pay 20.6% more in Lesotho
Housing
pay 79.0% less in Lesotho
Childcare
pay 25.0% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Lesotho
Clothing
pay 29.5% more in Lesotho

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

Lesotho vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.8% more for restaurants

 
Chad
Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,550
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,387
$11.58
LSL203.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA502
$1.03
LSL18.10

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

 
Chad
Lesotho
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA182
$0.82
LSL14.43
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA910
$2.67
LSL46.94
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA6,143
$3.65
LSL64.16

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

 
Chad
Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,184
$4.64
LSL81.52
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA45,496
$28.40
LSL499.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA6,278,436
$19,879.98
LSL349,590.13

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pay 79.0% less for housing

 
Chad
Lesotho
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$190.62
FCFA106,157
$22.72
LSL399.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA772,052
$143.89
LSL2,530.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA100,091
$72.89
LSL1,281.83

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

 
Chad
Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $35.95
FCFA20,018
$29.35
LSL516.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA909,918
$1,117.07
LSL19,643.64

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
FCFA682
$1.85
LSL32.61
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.29
LSL22.72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA523
$4.83
LSL84.90

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

 
Chad
Lesotho
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.68
FCFA18,198
$42.60
LSL749.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA34,122
$39.76
LSL699.18
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA29,572
$100.35
LSL1,764.60

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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