Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 30.7% cheaper than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 76.8% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 82.2% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.3% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$9.01 LSL148.38	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.41 LSL138.49	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.07 LSL17.56	+86.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$0.84 LSL13.85	+148.5%
Average			+79.3%

Tajikistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.83 LSL13.60	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$3.30 LSL54.39	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$4.38 LSL72.07	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$1.54 LSL25.32	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$2.79 LSL45.98	+60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$0.85 LSL14.02	+11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$1.02 LSL16.71	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$1.23 LSL20.19	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$1.09 LSL17.95	+168.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.71 LSL11.66	+184.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.73 LSL12.00	+323.9%
Average			+40.5%

Tajikistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$4.98 LSL81.93	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$30.04 LSL494.60	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$6.01 LSL98.92	+63.1%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 76.8% less for housing

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$38.30 LSL630.53	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$55.58 LSL915.01	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	??
Average			-76.8%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$52.06 LSL857.06	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-79.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$1.80 LSL29.68	+51.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$2.00 LSL32.97	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$5.11 LSL84.08	+71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$23.03 LSL379.19	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	??
Average			+7.4%

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pay 82.2% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$46.07 LSL758.38	+103.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$55.58 LSL915.01	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+62.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+166.6%
Average			+82.2%

Tajikistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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