Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Greece instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.63
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.56
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.82
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.81
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.60
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.12
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.19
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.51
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.96
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.83
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.57
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.70
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.66
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.98
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL479.39
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,574.89
|
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.92
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.51
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,355.75
|
$529.13
€486.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,677.87
|
$406.38
€373.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$178.34
€164.03
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL495.37
|
$350.75
€322.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,856.11
|
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.45
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.08
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.50
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.53
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.93
€8.21
|
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pay 18.4% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL719.09
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL671.15
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,693.85
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,396.96
|
$96.32
€88.59
|
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