Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 55.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Israel, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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