Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 8.6% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 18.9% less in Syria
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Syria
Childcare: pay 23.9% more in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Syria

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

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Syria vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$6.00 SYP78,012	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$5.25 SYP68,260	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.49 SYP19,370	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.75 SYP9,728	-11.1%
Average			-27.9%

Lesotho vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.57 SYP7,359	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$2.66 SYP34,538	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$4.45 SYP57,812	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.06 SYP26,749	+33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.58 SYP33,595	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.48 SYP6,207	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.75 SYP9,778	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.46 SYP6,024	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.39 SYP5,036	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.35 SYP4,529	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.37 SYP4,837	-49.0%
Average			-34.4%

Lesotho vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.9% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$7.74 SYP101K	+55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$6.50 SYP84,513	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$12.26 SYP159K	+104.0%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$33.42 SYP434K	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$234.29 SYP3M	+151.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$104.84 SYP1M	+88.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$72.18 SYP938K
Average			+106.4%

Lesotho vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 23.9% more for childcare

	Lesotho	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$58.71 SYP763K	+12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$1,608.03 SYP21M	+36.1%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.00 SYP26,004	+10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.99 SYP25,927	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.93 SYP38,086	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$19.01 SYP247K	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.22 SYP41,839
Average			-10.6%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$41.39 SYP538K	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$40.79 SYP530K	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$71.40 SYP928K	-31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$81.36 SYP1M	-45.8%
Average			-29.7%

Lesotho vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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