Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Palau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? | ?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.99
LSL209.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.66
LSL12.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.27
LSL5.23
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.75
LSL14.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.78
LSL33.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.51
LSL66.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.18
LSL22.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
LSL40.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
LSL16.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
LSL17.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
LSL17.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
LSL15.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
LSL13.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LSL14.19
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.33
LSL63.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL454.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,189.33
LSL364,848.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.32
LSL101.12
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.49
LSL807.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$274.13
LSL5,212.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$162.65
LSL3,092.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.93
LSL797.15
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.78
LSL547.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$877.23
LSL16,678.77
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.82
LSL15.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.37
LSL26.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.66
LSL88.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.50
LSL503.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.11
LSL78.18
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Palau
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.43
LSL768.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.59
LSL486.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.53
LSL1,303.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.34
LSL1,945.86
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