Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 83.6% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% less in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 55.8% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 96.0% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 94.8% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.9% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Lesotho

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Lesotho.

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Lesotho vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Iceland, you would:

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pay 67.1% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.88 ISK3,499	$9.01 LSL148.38	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.83 ISK2,767	$8.41 LSL138.49	-63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25 ISK393	$1.07 LSL17.56	-67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 ISK365	$0.84 LSL13.85	-72.1%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Iceland	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$3.55 ISK431	$0.83 LSL13.60	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 ISK1,226	$3.30 LSL54.39	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ISK944	$4.38 LSL72.07	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.92 ISK839	$1.54 LSL25.32	-77.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.01 ISK1,334	$2.79 LSL45.98	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK173	$0.85 LSL14.02	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK148	$1.02 LSL16.71	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 ISK172	$1.23 LSL20.19	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.60 ISK315	$1.09 LSL17.95	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 ISK207	$0.71 LSL11.66	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ISK92	$0.73 LSL12.00	-3.6%
Average			-54.5%

Iceland vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.8% less for transportation

	Iceland	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 ISK980	$4.98 LSL81.93	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.58 ISK9,765	$30.04 LSL494.60	-62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,967.53 ISK6M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.24 ISK3,179	$6.01 LSL98.92	-77.1%
Average			-55.8%

Iceland vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.0% less for housing

	Iceland	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.24 ISK11,905	$38.30 LSL630.53	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,335.24 ISK283K	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,824.40 ISK221K	$55.58 LSL915.01	-97.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.34 ISK8,766	??
Average			-96.0%

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pay 94.8% less for childcare

	Iceland	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$833.66 ISK101K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,752.37 ISK3M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-95.7%
Average			-94.8%

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pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.37 ISK1,378	$1.80 LSL29.68	-84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.90 ISK715	$2.00 LSL32.97	-66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.85 ISK1,679	$5.11 LSL84.08	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.64 ISK10,136	$23.03 LSL379.19	-72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.92 ISK2,171	??
Average			-73.9%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Iceland	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$134.47 ISK16,295	$46.07 LSL758.38	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.25 ISK7,664	$55.58 LSL915.01	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$159.03 ISK19,271	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.19 ISK28,742	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	-36.7%
Average			-40.6%

Iceland vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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