Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.8 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.56
€8.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 48.0% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$31.61
€29.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$23,324.04
€21,805.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$8.13
€7.60
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$27.13
€25.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$508.64
€475.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$362.93
€339.29
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$84.67
€79.16
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$242.86
€227.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$9,565.21
€8,942.37
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$34.67
€32.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$4.98
€4.66
|
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pay 27.4% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$56.33
€52.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$31.75
€29.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$86.76
€81.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$122.16
€114.21
|
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