Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 16.1% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Laos, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Laos
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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