Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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