Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 71.8% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 85.6% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
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