Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 5.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 22.8 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$113.04
|
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