Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 45.9% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
?? | |
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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