Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 88.2% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
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pay 20.0% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
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pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
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pay 10.4% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
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