Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 48.8% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 80.4% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD145.17	$9.01 LSL148.38	+2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD92.05	$8.41 LSL138.49	+50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.07 LSL17.56	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD11.99	$0.84 LSL13.85	+15.5%
Average			+21.1%

Namibia vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Namibia	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.57	$0.83 LSL13.60	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD74.42	$3.30 LSL54.39	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD111.16	$4.38 LSL72.07	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.55	$1.54 LSL25.32	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD47.68	$2.79 LSL45.98	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.52	$0.85 LSL14.02	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.69	$1.02 LSL16.71	+22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.23 LSL20.19	+46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.45	$1.09 LSL17.95	+24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.41	$0.71 LSL11.66	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD17.85	$0.73 LSL12.00	-32.8%
Average			-14.7%

Namibia vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Namibia	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD82.67	$4.98 LSL81.93	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD643.38	$30.04 LSL494.60	-23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD132.14	$6.01 LSL98.92	-25.1%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 80.4% less for housing

	Namibia	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$38.30 LSL630.53	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	$55.58 LSL915.01	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	??
Average			-80.4%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Namibia	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$52.06 LSL857.06	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-77.8%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.33	$1.80 LSL29.68	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.09	$2.00 LSL32.97	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$5.11 LSL84.08	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD651.63	$23.03 LSL379.19	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	??
Average			-10.4%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Namibia	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD996.00	$46.07 LSL758.38	-23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$55.58 LSL915.01	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+80.1%
Average			+26.5%

Namibia vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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