Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 24.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 95.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
?? | |
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
|
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