Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 40.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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