Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 35.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 37.0% 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
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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