Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 28.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 68.6% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
?? | |
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
?? | |
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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