Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 25.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,654
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,604
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF401
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,788
|
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,087
|
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF622
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF826
|
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF318
|
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF136
|
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF897
|
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,157
|
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,105,484
|
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,512
|
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,648
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,379
|
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF102,913
|
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,022
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,065
|
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,109,557
|
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,003
|
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF338
|
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,034
|
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,507
|
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,743
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,345
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,695
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,029
|
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
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