Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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