Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 42.6% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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