Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 1.9% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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