Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 28.4% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
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