Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 0.0% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
?? | |
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
?? | |
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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