Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 36.0% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
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|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Lesotho
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Lesotho
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 75.9% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Lesotho
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Lesotho
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
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pay 72.5% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
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Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
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