Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 5.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Liechtenstein
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
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