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Lesotho vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 43.4% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 40.4% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Lesotho

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

Lesotho vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,092	$11.52 LSL196.78	+147.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,857	$8.07 LSL137.75	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$1.33 LSL22.63	+232.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$0.79 LSL13.45	+246.6%
Average			+161.3%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Iraq	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD988	$0.74 LSL12.60	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,334	$3.65 LSL62.39	+43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,826	$3.99 LSL68.18	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,204	$1.44 LSL24.60	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,585	$2.68 LSL45.78	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD619	$0.82 LSL13.95	+72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD660	$0.97 LSL16.63	+92.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD560	$1.18 LSL20.09	+174.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$1.05 LSL17.86	+242.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD374	$0.68 LSL11.61	+137.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.70 LSL11.94	+148.3%
Average			+83.5%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Iraq	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,718	$4.58 LSL78.13	+119.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,857	$28.81 LSL491.95	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,064	$5.70 LSL97.41	-62.9%
Average			+15.4%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.4% less for housing

	Iraq	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,412	$32.68 LSL557.96	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,094	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,307	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	-61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,177	??
Average			-40.4%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Iraq	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,176	$49.99 LSL853.69	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	-45.2%
Average			-54.6%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,628	$2.02 LSL34.44	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,225	$1.82 LSL31.16	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,606	$4.90 LSL83.63	+145.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,081	$22.09 LSL377.16	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,890	??
Average			+14.0%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,700	$44.17 LSL754.32	+76.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,227	$40.33 LSL688.73	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,361	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	+100.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,886	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	+277.2%
Average			+124.9%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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