Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 54.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Ireland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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