Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 48.0% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 79.4% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 84.6% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 62.8% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Chile	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 CLF0.2000	$9.01 LSL148.38	+12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$8.41 LSL138.49	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$1.07 LSL17.56	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 CLF0.0300	$0.84 LSL13.85	-26.7%
Average			+5.5%

Chile vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Chile	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 CLF0.0400	$0.83 LSL13.60	-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 CLF0.1300	$3.30 LSL54.39	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 CLF0.1100	$4.38 LSL72.07	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 CLF0.0800	$1.54 LSL25.32	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$2.79 LSL45.98	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.85 LSL14.02	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.02 LSL16.71	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.23 LSL20.19	+60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.09 LSL17.95	+55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$0.71 LSL11.66	+21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$0.73 LSL12.00	+15.2%
Average			-2.8%

Chile vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Chile	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 CLF0.1300	$4.98 LSL81.93	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 CLF0.8400	$30.04 LSL494.60	-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 CLF0.2800	$6.01 LSL98.92	-45.7%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 79.4% less for housing

	Chile	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 CLF0.5500	$38.30 LSL630.53	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.09 CLF11.4000	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.67 CLF8.7400	$55.58 LSL915.01	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.73 CLF2.0400	??
Average			-79.4%

Chile vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

	Chile	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.45 CLF8.3100	$52.06 LSL857.06	-84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-84.8%
Average			-84.6%

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 CLF0.0800	$1.80 LSL29.68	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$2.00 LSL32.97	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 CLF0.1300	$5.11 LSL84.08	+1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.36 CLF1.0100	$23.03 LSL379.19	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.58 CLF0.1600	??
Average			-36.3%

Chile vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.8% more for clothing

	Chile	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.61 CLF1.0900	$46.07 LSL758.38	+5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.77 CLF0.6900	$55.58 LSL915.01	+100.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.99 CLF1.5500	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.04 CLF1.9000	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+97.6%
Average			+62.8%

Chile vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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