Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 8.3% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
?? | |
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
?? | |
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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