Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 25.2% cheaper than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 88.4% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 68.4% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Lesotho

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Lesotho are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lesotho. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Lesotho.

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Lesotho vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Azerbaijan, you would:

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$9.01 LSL148.38	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$8.41 LSL138.49	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$1.07 LSL17.56	+27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$0.84 LSL13.85	+71.3%
Average			+26.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.4% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$0.83 LSL13.60	+118.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$3.30 LSL54.39	+82.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$4.38 LSL72.07	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$1.54 LSL25.32	+12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$2.79 LSL45.98	+63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.85 LSL14.02	+144.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$1.02 LSL16.71	+51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$1.23 LSL20.19	+119.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$1.09 LSL17.95	+88.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.71 LSL11.66	+209.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.73 LSL12.00	+216.3%
Average			+88.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$4.98 LSL81.93	+100.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$30.04 LSL494.60	+62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$6.01 LSL98.92	+23.8%
Average			+44.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.4% less for housing

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$38.30 LSL630.53	+171.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$55.58 LSL915.01	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	??
Average			-68.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$52.06 LSL857.06	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-85.5%
Average			-81.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$1.80 LSL29.68	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$2.00 LSL32.97	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$5.11 LSL84.08	+73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$23.03 LSL379.19	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	??
Average			-2.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$46.07 LSL758.38	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$55.58 LSL915.01	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+42.8%
Average			-4.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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