Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.9 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.63
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.56
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.82
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.81
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.60
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.12
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.19
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.51
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.96
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.83
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.57
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.70
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.66
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.98
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL479.39
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,574.89
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.92
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.51
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,355.75
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,677.87
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL495.37
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,856.11
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.45
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.08
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.50
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.53
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL719.09
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL671.15
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,693.85
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,396.96
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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