Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Tokelau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tokelau
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? | ?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tokelau
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tokelau
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tokelau
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tokelau
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tokelau
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tokelau
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
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