Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 33.4% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.340
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND12.820
|
$10.94
LSL194.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.800
|
$0.66
LSL11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.800
|
$0.27
LSL4.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.470
|
$0.78
LSL13.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.200
|
$2.55
LSL45.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.340
|
$3.33
LSL59.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.300
|
$1.20
LSL21.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.120
|
$2.97
LSL52.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.230
|
$0.88
LSL15.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.720
|
$0.96
LSL17.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.370
|
$1.30
LSL23.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.920
|
$1.11
LSL19.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.820
|
$0.78
LSL13.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.710
|
$0.89
LSL15.82
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.240
|
$4.43
LSL78.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND29.520
|
$27.24
LSL484.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND105,750.370
|
$19,066.76
LSL339,125.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND8.830
|
$5.39
LSL95.92
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND54.080
|
$21.79
LSL387.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND634.090
|
$190.67
LSL3,391.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND443.820
|
$95.33
LSL1,695.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND101.170
|
?? | |
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND246.340
|
$28.15
LSL500.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,104.210
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,055.60
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.720
|
$0.82
LSL14.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.280
|
$1.37
LSL24.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND9.850
|
$4.63
LSL82.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND81.140
|
$20.88
LSL371.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.700
|
?? | |
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND108.740
|
$40.86
LSL726.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND154.380
|
$38.13
LSL678.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND254.620
|
$96.24
LSL1,711.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND196.060
|
$136.19
LSL2,422.32
|
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