Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 6.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.09
£13.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 30.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
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pay 31.5% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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