Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
?? |
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