Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 1.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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