Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 47.0% cheaper than Oklahoma.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Oklahoma, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,499.67
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.96
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$958.67
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$916.90
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,115.73
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,828.75
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.91
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.07
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Oklahoma
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.20
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.70
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.94
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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