Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 38.3% cheaper than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 74.2% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$9.01 LSL148.38	+163.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$8.41 LSL138.49	+81.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$1.07 LSL17.56	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$0.84 LSL13.85	+99.5%
Average			+111.2%

Malaysia vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$0.83 LSL13.60	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$3.30 LSL54.39	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$4.38 LSL72.07	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$1.54 LSL25.32	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$2.79 LSL45.98	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$0.85 LSL14.02	-37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$1.02 LSL16.71	+39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$1.23 LSL20.19	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$1.09 LSL17.95	+57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.71 LSL11.66	+23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.73 LSL12.00	+19.3%
Average			-6.2%

Malaysia vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$4.98 LSL81.93	+80.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$30.04 LSL494.60	+96.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$6.01 LSL98.92	-7.0%
Average			+18.4%

Malaysia vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.2% less for housing

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$38.30 LSL630.53	+38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$55.58 LSL915.01	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	??
Average			-74.2%

Malaysia vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$52.06 LSL857.06	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-85.3%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$1.80 LSL29.68	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$2.00 LSL32.97	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$5.11 LSL84.08	+17.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$23.03 LSL379.19	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	??
Average			-34.5%

Malaysia vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$46.07 LSL758.38	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$55.58 LSL915.01	+82.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+93.1%
Average			+38.9%

Malaysia vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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