Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 3.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
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