Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 36.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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