Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 3.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
$5.00
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
$30.24
€28.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
$411.89
€386.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
$288.97
€271.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
$398.36
€373.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
$3.77
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
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pay 47.8% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
$115.33
€108.21
|
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