Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Iran

Iran vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 1.3% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 55.7% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Iran
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Iran
Childcare: pay 35.9% more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.0% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Iran

The cost of housing and childcare in Iran are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Iran. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Iran.

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Iran vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$3.73 IRR5M	-58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$3.95 IRR5M	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.53 IRR728K	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.01 IRR1M	+20.2%
Average			-51.0%

Lesotho vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.7% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.45 IRR617K	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$1.73 IRR2M	-47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$2.48 IRR3M	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.16 IRR2M	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.29 IRR2M	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.42 IRR580K	-50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.68 IRR934K	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.39 IRR530K	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.26 IRR357K	-76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.23 IRR314K	-67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.21 IRR291K	-71.0%
Average			-55.7%

Lesotho vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$1.09 IRR1M	-78.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$9.74 IRR13M	-67.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$59,259.42 IRR81B	+181.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$2.98 IRR4M	-50.4%
Average			-43.7%

Lesotho vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$10.43 IRR14M	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$307.16 IRR422M	+229.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$226.04 IRR311M	+306.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$10.64 IRR15M
Average			+214.3%

Lesotho vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

	Lesotho	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$78.80 IRR108M	+51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$1,441.79 IRR2B	+22.0%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$0.82 IRR1M	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.17 IRR2M	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.02 IRR3M	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$17.00 IRR23M	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.52 IRR2M
Average			-44.0%

Lesotho vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$25.86 IRR36M	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$28.80 IRR40M	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$102.33 IRR141M	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$64.05 IRR88M	-57.4%
Average			-40.9%

Lesotho vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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