Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 50.2% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 78.0% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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