Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 10.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
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pay 34.0% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
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