Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 62.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,667
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,248
|
$10.94
LSL191.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK369
|
$0.66
LSL11.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK267
|
$0.27
LSL4.79
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK431
|
$0.78
LSL13.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK918
|
$2.55
LSL44.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK857
|
$3.33
LSL58.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK824
|
$1.20
LSL20.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,039
|
$2.97
LSL51.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK154
|
$0.88
LSL15.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK138
|
$0.96
LSL16.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK158
|
$1.30
LSL22.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK234
|
$1.11
LSL19.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.78
LSL13.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK93
|
$0.89
LSL15.56
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,151
|
$4.43
LSL77.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,332
|
$27.24
LSL476.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,427,013
|
$19,066.76
LSL333,477.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,174
|
$5.39
LSL94.33
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,177
|
$21.79
LSL381.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK207,563
|
$190.67
LSL3,334.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK181,127
|
$95.33
LSL1,667.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,154
|
?? | |
pay 85.5% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK34,841
|
$28.15
LSL492.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK819,056
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,738.26
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,281
|
$0.82
LSL14.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK630
|
$1.37
LSL23.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,533
|
$4.63
LSL80.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,199
|
$20.88
LSL365.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,905
|
?? | |
pay 38.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,790
|
$40.86
LSL714.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,162
|
$38.13
LSL666.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,079
|
$96.24
LSL1,683.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,127
|
$136.19
LSL2,381.98
|
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