Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 3.8 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 76.3% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 13.8 times more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Aruba

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Aruba are more expensive than in Lesotho. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 81.3% more for restaurants

	Lesotho	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$20.08 AWG36.18	+122.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$10.39 AWG18.71	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$2.28 AWG4.11	+114.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.96 AWG3.52	+132.5%
Average			+81.3%

Lesotho vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.95 AWG5.31	+257.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$6.50 AWG11.71	+96.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$6.74 AWG12.15	+54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$5.17 AWG9.31	+236.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$3.45 AWG6.21	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$2.10 AWG3.78	+146.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.98 AWG1.77	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$2.27 AWG4.09	+85.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.59 AWG2.86	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$1.01 AWG1.82	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.91 AWG1.64	+24.6%
Average			+76.3%

Lesotho vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$9.17 AWG16.51	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$30.00 AWG54.04	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$48.03 AWG86.51	+699.3%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 13.8 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$95.25 AWG171.58	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+1003.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+2029.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$187.84 AWG338.36
Average			+1277.3%

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$275.00 AWG495.34	+428.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+1019.0%
Average			+668.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$5.64 AWG10.17	+213.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$4.73 AWG8.52	+136.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$10.00 AWG18.01	+95.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$62.22 AWG112.08	+170.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.94 AWG21.50
Average			+159.7%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$60.00 AWG108.08	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$57.85 AWG104.21	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$114.41 AWG206.07	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$102.90 AWG185.35	-31.5%
Average			+0.5%

Lesotho vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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