Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 14.4% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Burma, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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