Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 31.2% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Chile, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6200
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF613.2300
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0500
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.7100
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.5300
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4300
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.9100
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF173.7700
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5300
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Chile
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6800
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0300
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1700
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6200
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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