Cost of living comparison
Albania is 96.3% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Albania instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 91.4% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 71.1% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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