Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 36.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
|
pay 86.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
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