Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 58.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Norway, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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