Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 57.6% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Guernsey
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Lesotho
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Lesotho
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Lesotho
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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