Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 36.1% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 44.7% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 65.8% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 88.0% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.5% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Lesotho

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

Lesotho vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$9.01 LSL148.38	+295.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$8.41 LSL138.49	+180.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.07 LSL17.56	+34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.84 LSL13.85	+3.4%
Average			+175.2%

Burma vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Burma	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.83 LSL13.60	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.30 LSL54.39	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$4.38 LSL72.07	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$1.54 LSL25.32	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.79 LSL45.98	+15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$0.85 LSL14.02	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.02 LSL16.71	+112.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.23 LSL20.19	-0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.09 LSL17.95	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.71 LSL11.66	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.73 LSL12.00	+13.2%
Average			-3.3%

Burma vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

	Burma	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$4.98 LSL81.93	-85.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$30.04 LSL494.60	+154.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$6.01 LSL98.92	-33.2%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 65.8% less for housing

	Burma	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$38.30 LSL630.53	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$55.58 LSL915.01	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	??
Average			-65.8%

Burma vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 88.0% less for childcare

	Burma	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-89.7%
Average			-88.0%

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pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.80 LSL29.68	+80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.00 LSL32.97	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$5.11 LSL84.08	+287.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$23.03 LSL379.19	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	??
Average			+62.5%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Burma	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$46.07 LSL758.38	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$55.58 LSL915.01	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+15.8%
Average			-14.6%

Burma vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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