Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 9.3% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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