Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
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