Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 2.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
?? |
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 75.3% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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