Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 12.9% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
?? | |
pay 77.6% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
?? | |
pay 28.1% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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