Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 24.2% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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