Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.54
F CFA4,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL207.42
|
$8.99
F CFA5,613
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
$0.93
F CFA578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
$0.98
F CFA614
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
$0.55
F CFA344
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL47.80
|
$6.75
F CFA4,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL65.35
|
$10.56
F CFA6,595
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL22.87
|
$2.41
F CFA1,508
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL55.37
|
$4.39
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
$1.02
F CFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.00
|
$0.82
F CFA509
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.69
|
$0.99
F CFA617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
$0.64
F CFA401
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
$0.54
F CFA338
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL83.03
|
$6.12
F CFA3,824
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL508.63
|
$24.51
F CFA15,308
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL356,040.29
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,838,781
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL100.71
|
$25.33
F CFA15,818
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL406.90
|
$48.58
F CFA30,344
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,577.05
|
$932.62
F CFA582,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,305.48
|
$326.78
F CFA204,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.46
F CFA60,872
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL525.58
|
$249.17
F CFA155,631
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,006.07
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,245,414
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.21
|
$2.45
F CFA1,531
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.14
|
$4.23
F CFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL86.47
|
$1.47
F CFA918
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL389.95
|
$64.81
F CFA40,481
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL762.94
|
$58.82
F CFA36,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL712.08
|
$37.58
F CFA23,472
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,797.16
|
$88.23
F CFA55,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,543.14
|
$92.72
F CFA57,915
|
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