Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 2.6 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 26.5% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 5.7 times more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 13.4 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 16.3% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$7.06 ₩9,422	-21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$6.17 ₩8,230	-26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.53 ₩2,039	+43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.88 ₩1,181	+5.2%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Lesotho	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$3.04 ₩4,055	+267.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$6.12 ₩8,174	+85.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$8.23 ₩10,982	+87.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.94 ₩3,923	+91.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$4.11 ₩5,484	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$4.00 ₩5,342	+369.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$1.55 ₩2,069	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$3.00 ₩4,000	+144.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$2.63 ₩3,513	+141.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$2.03 ₩2,715	+187.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$1.26 ₩1,685	+73.2%
Average			+125.3%

Lesotho vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.5% more for transportation

	Lesotho	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$5.01 ₩6,685	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$46.10 ₩61,538	+53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$28,394.53 ₩38M	+35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$8.59 ₩11,470	+43.0%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

	Lesotho	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$24.34 ₩32,490	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$561.73 ₩750K	+503.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$387.83 ₩518K	+597.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$153.72 ₩205K
Average			+465.9%

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pay 13.4 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$545.93 ₩729K	+948.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+1610.6%
Average			+1239.3%

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pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$3.30 ₩4,403	+83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.66 ₩4,888	+82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$3.35 ₩4,467	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$57.32 ₩76,507	+148.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.28 ₩15,062
Average			+76.8%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Lesotho	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$67.53 ₩90,139	+46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$53.43 ₩71,316	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$78.10 ₩104K	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$102.84 ₩137K	-31.5%
Average			-7.8%

Lesotho vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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