Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 51.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
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