Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 12.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
?? | |
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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