Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 47.6% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 91.3% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
?? | |
pay 59.8% more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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