Cost of living comparison
Japan is 3.6 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Japan instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 82.4% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$5.53
¥846
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$3.14
¥481
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$2.55
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$2.07
¥316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.98
¥149
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.79
¥733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$26.34
¥4,032
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$13.07
¥2,001
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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