Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 10.3% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
|
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