Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 0.0% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
?? | |
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
?? | |
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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