Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.7 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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