Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 39.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Japan, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
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