Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 41.6% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 95.1% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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