Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.09
€9.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$3.95
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$23.92
€22.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$9.39
€8.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$454.70
€421.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$349.83
€324.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$207.98
€192.95
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$200.34
€185.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$45.53
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
€8.10
|
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pay 12.6% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$98.03
€90.95
|
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