Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 54.8% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
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pay 2.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
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