Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
|
pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
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