Cost of living comparison
Iran is 57.1% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Iran instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 81.0% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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