Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 41.5% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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