Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 3.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.61
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 50.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$26.03
€23.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$25,571.83
€23,504.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$12.02
€11.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$574.42
€527.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$479.28
€440.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.37
€161.20
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$376.22
€345.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$7,374.05
€6,777.86
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.33
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$5.14
€4.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$40.30
€37.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.28
€7.61
|
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pay 0.5% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$65.69
€60.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$36.31
€33.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$80.32
€73.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$85.31
€78.41
|
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