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Lesotho vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 35.9% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 57.1% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 58.4% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Lesotho

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

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.52 LSL193.48	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.07 LSL135.43	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.33 LSL22.25	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.79 LSL13.22	-62.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.74 LSL12.39	-63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$3.65 LSL61.35	-36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$3.99 LSL67.04	-67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$1.44 LSL24.18	-68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$2.68 LSL45.01	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$0.82 LSL13.72	-79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$0.97 LSL16.35	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$1.18 LSL19.75	-70.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$1.05 LSL17.56	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$0.68 LSL11.41	-61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.70 LSL11.74	-52.5%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 57.1% less for transportation

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$4.58 LSL76.82	-61.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	$28.81 LSL483.69	-42.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102K	$20,166.39 LSL339K	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$5.70 LSL95.77	-78.0%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$32.68 LSL548.60	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$145.97 LSL2,450.70	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$73.94 LSL1,241.47	-77.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	??
Average			-58.2%

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pay 58.4% less for childcare

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	$49.99 LSL839.36	-58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,133.16 LSL19,025.20
Average			-58.4%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.02 LSL33.86	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.82 LSL30.63	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.90 LSL82.23	+20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$22.09 LSL370.83	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	??
Average			-14.4%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	$44.17 LSL741.66	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	$40.33 LSL677.17	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$101.79 LSL1,709.04	+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$144.05 LSL2,418.46	+55.7%
Average			+6.6%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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