Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Greece instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 98.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
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pay 35.4% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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