Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 28.9% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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