Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Pakistan

Pakistan vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 27.5% cheaper than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.9% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 5.7% more in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 62.9% less in Pakistan

The cost of housing and childcare in Pakistan are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pakistan.

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Pakistan vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pakistan instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 64.9% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL149.13	$2.20 PKR609.55	-75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL139.19	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.65	$0.34 PKR95.17	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.92	$0.22 PKR59.84	-74.3%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.67	$0.64 PKR176.79	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.67	$2.70 PKR748.06	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.44	$3.11 PKR861.18	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.45	$1.15 PKR319.26	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL46.21	$1.21 PKR336.17	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.09	$0.50 PKR137.93	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.80	$0.29 PKR79.05	-71.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.29	$0.37 PKR101.50	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL18.04	$0.24 PKR66.99	-77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.72	$0.14 PKR38.93	-80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.06	$0.18 PKR49.11	-75.7%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL82.35	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL497.10	$10.52 PKR2,913.94	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL348K	$23,580.47 PKR7M	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL99.42	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	-3.1%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL633.73	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,541.01	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL919.64	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$79.54 PKR22,026.55
Average			+24.4%

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pay 5.7% more for childcare

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL861.40	$39.09 PKR10,825.60	-24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,552.63	$1,756.74 PKR486K	+48.7%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.83	$2.51 PKR696.08	+39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL33.14	$1.74 PKR482.70	-13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.51	$1.93 PKR535.64	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL381.11	$15.98 PKR4,425.53	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.36 PKR1,207.56
Average			-18.1%

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL762.22	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	-66.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL919.64	$22.51 PKR6,233.91	-59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,723.28	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,485.50	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	-79.0%
Average			-62.9%

Lesotho vs. Pakistan - Cost of clothing

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