Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 66.5% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 90.3% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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