Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 94.6% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 24.1% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL196.78	$5.50 SVC47.99	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL137.75	$6.33 SVC55.23	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.63	$0.99 SVC8.64	-25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.45	$0.81 SVC7.05	+2.6%
Average			-24.1%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.60	$1.95 SVC17.01	+164.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL62.39	$3.77 SVC32.86	+3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL68.18	$6.72 SVC58.61	+68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.60	$2.78 SVC24.25	+93.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL45.78	$2.82 SVC24.64	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.95	$1.67 SVC14.60	+104.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.63	$0.76 SVC6.60	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL20.09	$1.17 SVC10.17	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.86	$1.22 SVC10.61	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.61	$0.97 SVC8.44	+42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.94	$0.98 SVC8.51	+39.5%
Average			+46.7%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.6% more for transportation

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL78.13	$3.75 SVC32.69	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL491.95	$15.00 SVC130.88	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL97.41	$29.78 SVC259.88	+422.2%
Average			+94.6%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL557.96	$41.89 SVC365.49	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+356.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+579.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$64.97 SVC566.86
Average			+321.6%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL853.69	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+225.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+466.6%
Average			+346.0%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of childcare

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL34.44	$2.00 SVC17.45	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL31.16	$2.83 SVC24.69	+55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL83.63	$4.00 SVC34.90	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL377.16	$30.27 SVC264.08	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.17 SVC45.08
Average			+18.2%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Lesotho	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL754.32	$62.60 SVC546.20	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL688.73	$45.83 SVC399.91	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	$109.17 SVC952.51	-24.2%
Average			+15.2%

Lesotho vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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