Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 5.9% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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