Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.5 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.63
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.56
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.82
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.81
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.60
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.12
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.19
|
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.51
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.96
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.83
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.57
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.70
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.66
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.98
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL479.39
|
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,574.89
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.92
|
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.51
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,355.75
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,677.87
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL495.37
|
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,856.11
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.45
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.08
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.50
|
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.53
|
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
|
pay 74.6% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL719.09
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL671.15
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,693.85
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,396.96
|
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
|
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