Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 3.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 87.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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