Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
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