Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 10.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
?? | |
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
?? | |
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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