Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 30.1% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Oman
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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