Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 29.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 77.4% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF873
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF769
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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