Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 23.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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