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Czech Republic vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 2.8 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL196.78	$8.75 CZK182.15	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL137.75	$8.69 CZK180.72	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.63	$1.80 CZK37.50	+36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.45	$1.58 CZK32.86	+100.5%
Average			+30.1%

Lesotho vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.60	$1.42 CZK29.45	+91.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL62.39	$6.24 CZK129.76	+70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL68.18	$4.39 CZK91.31	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.60	$3.17 CZK66.01	+120.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL45.78	$4.20 CZK87.40	+56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.95	$0.75 CZK15.52	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.63	$0.78 CZK16.31	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL20.09	$0.97 CZK20.15	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.86	$1.59 CZK33.03	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.61	$0.55 CZK11.42	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.94	$0.51 CZK10.53	-27.6%
Average			+28.0%

Lesotho vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL78.13	$6.65 CZK138.38	+45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL491.95	$25.28 CZK525.94	-12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	+56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL97.41	$13.74 CZK285.90	+140.9%
Average			+57.6%

Lesotho vs. Czech Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL557.96	$20.37 CZK423.85	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	+396.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	+698.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$223.21 CZK4,644.38
Average			+352.6%

Lesotho vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL853.69	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	+669.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	+711.8%
Average			+690.7%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL34.44	$2.40 CZK49.86	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL31.16	$3.03 CZK63.12	+66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL83.63	$7.42 CZK154.49	+51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL377.16	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	+150.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.92 CZK206.40
Average			+71.8%

Lesotho vs. Czech Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL754.32	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	+81.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL688.73	$34.88 CZK725.70	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	-19.3%
Average			+10.6%

Lesotho vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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