Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 17.1% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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