Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 8.7% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱214.14
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱45.01
|
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.22
|
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱220.10
|
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.87
|
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.98
|
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.73
|
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.81
|
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.36
|
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.15
|
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.67
|
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.55
|
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.64
|
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.78
|
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
?? | |
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.91
|
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.81
|
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.83
|
?? | |
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
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