Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 50.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
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pay 46.4% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Lesotho
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
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pay 79.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Lesotho
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
?? | |
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Lesotho
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
?? | |
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
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