Cost of living comparison

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Lesotho vs. India Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 49.8% more expensive than India overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.4 times more in Lesotho
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Lesotho
Transportation
pay 83.5% more in Lesotho
Housing
pay 19.5% less in Lesotho
Childcare
pay 12.9% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.5% more in Lesotho
Clothing
pay 3.0 times more in Lesotho

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Lesotho are more expensive than in India. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Lesotho. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Lesotho.

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Lesotho vs. India Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

 
India
Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.22
₹211.04
$9.01
LSL148.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.57
₹338.96
$8.41
LSL138.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
₹35.47
$1.07
LSL17.56
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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
India
Lesotho
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.44
₹41.72
$0.83
LSL13.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹222.59
$3.30
LSL54.39
Milk (1 gallon) $2.37
₹224.63
$4.38
LSL72.07
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pay 83.5% more for transportation

 
India
Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
₹387.26
$4.98
LSL81.93
Monthly public transit pass $8.73
₹829.19
$30.04
LSL494.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,591.59
₹1M
$21,030.86
LSL346K
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pay 19.5% less for housing

 
India
Lesotho
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $6.74
₹639.88
$38.30
LSL630.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $124.39
₹11,812.52
$93.14
LSL1,533.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $82.02
₹7,789.00
$55.58
LSL915.01
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pay 12.9% less for childcare

 
India
Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.10
₹4,852.07
$52.06
LSL857.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,587.68
₹151K
$1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
India
Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
₹166.91
$1.80
LSL29.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
₹147.08
$2.00
LSL32.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.35
₹412.80
$5.11
LSL84.08
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
India
Lesotho
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.28
₹2,020.85
$46.07
LSL758.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $21.90
₹2,080.09
$55.58
LSL915.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $37.98
₹3,606.87
$104.15
LSL1,714.61
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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