Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 3.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 98.8% more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 79.6% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
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