Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 1.2% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
?? | |
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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