Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 55.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Australia, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.78
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.17
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.53
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.70
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.48
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.21
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.02
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.24
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.59
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.28
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.62
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.54
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 95.1% less for childcare
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.81
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.08
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.00
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.88
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Australia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$164.24
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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