Cost of living comparison

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Lesotho vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 1.3% cheaper than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Lesotho
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Lesotho
Transportation
pay 77.6% more in Lesotho
Housing
pay 68.2% less in Lesotho
Childcare
pay 26.4% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports
pay 78.4% more in Lesotho
Clothing
pay 69.3% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Iran
Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
IRR5M
$9.01
LSL148.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.95
IRR5M
$8.41
LSL138.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
IRR728K
$1.07
LSL17.56
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Lesotho
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.45
IRR617K
$0.83
LSL13.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.73
IRR2M
$3.30
LSL54.39
Milk (1 gallon) $2.48
IRR3M
$4.38
LSL72.07
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pay 77.6% more for transportation

 
Iran
Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.09
IRR1M
$4.98
LSL81.93
Monthly public transit pass $9.74
IRR13M
$30.04
LSL494.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $59,259.42
IRR81B
$21,030.86
LSL346K
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pay 68.2% less for housing

 
Iran
Lesotho
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.43
IRR14M
$38.30
LSL630.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $307.16
IRR422M
$93.14
LSL1,533.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $226.04
IRR311M
$55.58
LSL915.01
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pay 26.4% less for childcare

 
Iran
Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.80
IRR108M
$52.06
LSL857.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,441.79
IRR2B
$1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
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pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
IRR1M
$1.80
LSL29.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
IRR2M
$2.00
LSL32.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.02
IRR3M
$5.11
LSL84.08
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pay 69.3% more for clothing

 
Iran
Lesotho
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.86
IRR36M
$46.07
LSL758.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.80
IRR40M
$55.58
LSL915.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.33
IRR141M
$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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