Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 29.0% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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