Cost of living comparison
Guam is 4.8 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Guam instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
$38.41
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
$283.31
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
$11,850.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
$105.66
|
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