Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 7.9% cheaper than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 52.4% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 42.2% more in Lesotho

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Lesotho are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Lesotho.

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Lesotho vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

	Syria	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$9.01 LSL148.38	+50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$8.41 LSL138.49	+60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$1.07 LSL17.56	-28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.84 LSL13.85	+12.4%
Average			+38.6%

Syria vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

	Syria	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.83 LSL13.60	+46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$3.30 LSL54.39	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$4.38 LSL72.07	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.54 LSL25.32	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.79 LSL45.98	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.85 LSL14.02	+78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$1.02 LSL16.71	+35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$1.23 LSL20.19	+164.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.09 LSL17.95	+181.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.71 LSL11.66	+103.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.73 LSL12.00	+96.0%
Average			+52.4%

Syria vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	Syria	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$4.98 LSL81.93	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$30.04 LSL494.60	+362.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$6.01 LSL98.92	-51.0%
Average			+23.3%

Syria vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Syria	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$38.30 LSL630.53	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$55.58 LSL915.01	-47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	??
Average			-51.6%

Syria vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Syria	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-26.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.80 LSL29.68	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.00 LSL32.97	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$5.11 LSL84.08	+74.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$23.03 LSL379.19	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	??
Average			+11.8%

Syria vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.2% more for clothing

	Syria	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$46.07 LSL758.38	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$55.58 LSL915.01	+36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+84.6%
Average			+42.2%

Syria vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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