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Lesotho vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 48.3% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% less in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 47.0% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 83.8% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Lesotho

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lesotho.

Lesotho vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 45.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$11.52 LSL193.48	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$8.07 LSL135.43	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.33 LSL22.25	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.79 LSL13.22	-65.5%
Average			-45.1%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.0% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.74 LSL12.39	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.65 LSL61.35
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$3.99 LSL67.04	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.44 LSL24.18	-74.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.68 LSL45.01	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$0.82 LSL13.72	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.97 LSL16.35	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.18 LSL19.75
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.05 LSL17.56	-37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.68 LSL11.41	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.70 LSL11.74	-16.7%
Average			-47.0%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.58 LSL76.82
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.81 LSL483.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,166.39 LSL339K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.70 LSL95.77

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.8% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$32.68 LSL548.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$145.97 LSL2,450.70	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$73.94 LSL1,241.47	-88.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	??
Average			-83.8%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.99 LSL839.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,133.16 LSL19,025.20

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pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.02 LSL33.86	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.82 LSL30.63	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.90 LSL82.23
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$22.09 LSL370.83
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	??
Average			-30.0%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$44.17 LSL741.66	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.33 LSL677.17
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$101.79 LSL1,709.04	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$144.05 LSL2,418.46
Average			-35.8%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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