Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 76.2% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of India, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
India
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.41
|
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
India
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.44
|
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.99
|
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.58
|
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.42
|
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.58
|
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.00
|
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
India
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.70
|
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.11
|
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.46
|
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
India
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
India
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.44
|
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.15
|
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.53
|
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
|
pay 88.3% more for clothing
India
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
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