Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 50.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.70
GHS59.25
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$5.51
GHS88.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.25
GHS3.94
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$3.18
GHS50.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$8.96
GHS143.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.21
GHS35.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.08
GHS33.32
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.01
GHS16.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.48
GHS7.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.04
GHS16.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.98
GHS15.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.73
GHS11.74
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.23
GHS67.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$26.38
GHS422.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$10.74
GHS172.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$43.21
GHS692.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.41
GHS567.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$6,571.37
GHS105,292.67
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$0.95
GHS15.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$1.69
GHS27.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$1.20
GHS19.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$32.36
GHS518.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
|
pay 64.4% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
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