Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 0.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
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