Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 3.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$2.03
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.17
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 99.9% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$6.35
€5.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$33.74
€31.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$22.10
€20.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$544.24
€504.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$503.43
€467.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.75
€63.78
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$355.57
€329.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$4.63
€4.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$70.75
€65.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
€7.07
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
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