Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Greece instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 68.7% more for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.58
€10.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.69
LSL168.18
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
LSL10.09
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
LSL4.20
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
LSL11.08
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.29
LSL30.41
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
LSL56.20
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
LSL18.63
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
LSL18.93
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
LSL7.95
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL9.09
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
LSL11.36
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
LSL9.85
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LSL9.66
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
LSL8.52
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
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pay 69.0% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
LSL44.95
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.15
€31.70
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,044.84
LSL292,181.78
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.35
€10.83
|
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pay 59.0% more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
LSL646.97
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.93
LSL4,174.03
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.86
LSL2,476.59
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.17
LSL638.38
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.64
LSL459.14
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$755.82
LSL10,017.66
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LSL12.61
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
LSL21.02
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.73
€4.15
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.39
LSL389.58
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
LSL62.61
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
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pay 59.0% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
LSL542.62
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.00
LSL278.27
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.49
LSL695.67
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.48
LSL748.54
|
$94.08
€82.50
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