Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 48.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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