Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 4.9% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
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