Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 24.1% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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