Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 4.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 39.9% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
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pay 13.2% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 22.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
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