Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Chile instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
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