Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 5.5% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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