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
GHS54.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL207.42
|
$5.51
GHS80.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
$0.25
GHS3.61
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL47.80
|
$3.18
GHS46.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL65.35
|
$8.96
GHS131.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL22.87
|
$2.21
GHS32.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL55.37
|
$2.08
GHS30.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
$1.01
GHS14.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.00
|
$0.48
GHS7.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.69
|
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
$1.04
GHS15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
$0.98
GHS14.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
$0.73
GHS10.75
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL83.03
|
$4.23
GHS62.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL508.63
|
$26.38
GHS387.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL356,040.29
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,394.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL100.71
|
$10.74
GHS157.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL406.90
|
$43.21
GHS634.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,577.05
|
$627.15
GHS9,202.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,305.48
|
$112.15
GHS1,645.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.41
GHS519.66
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL525.58
|
$57.02
GHS836.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,006.07
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,430.08
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.21
|
$0.95
GHS13.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.14
|
$1.69
GHS24.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL86.47
|
$1.20
GHS17.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL389.95
|
$32.36
GHS474.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS136.93
|
|
pay 64.4% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL762.94
|
$14.87
GHS218.28
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL712.08
|
$20.10
GHS294.98
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,797.16
|
$32.71
GHS479.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,543.14
|
$34.57
GHS507.23
|
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