Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 43.8% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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