Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 3.7% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
?? | |
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
?? | |
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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