Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 45.4% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Lesotho
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Lesotho
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Lesotho
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
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pay 8.6% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
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