Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 71.8% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.95
$6,078.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$4.91
$4,296.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$1.18
$1,028.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$0.81
$711.27
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.16
$1,012.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$3.30
$2,884.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$3.02
$2,638.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$1.48
$1,293.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$1.86
$1,628.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$0.70
$614.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.61
$531.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$0.48
$417.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$0.61
$536.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$0.31
$274.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.37
$324.94
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$3.41
$2,979.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$19.26
$16,837.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$24,101.65
$21,069,312.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$8.86
$7,741.19
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$21.98
$19,211.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$237.02
$207,198.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$180.77
$158,027.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$38.32
$33,495.38
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$116.37
$101,727.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$4,756.21
$4,157,807.58
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$1.80
$1,573.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$1.63
$1,428.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$1.91
$1,670.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$22.57
$19,730.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$4.09
$3,574.66
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$59.01
$51,588.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$50.10
$43,796.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$112.10
$97,993.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$88.63
$77,475.49
|
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