Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Tuvalu, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tuvalu
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? | ?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tuvalu
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tuvalu
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tuvalu
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tuvalu
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tuvalu
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tuvalu
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
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