Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 67.8% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Monaco
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.29
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€9.95
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.89
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.17
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.68
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.48
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Lesotho
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 97.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 77.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.11
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€561.55
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€447.20
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
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