Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 53.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of United States, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
United States
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
United States
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
United States
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
United States
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
|
pay 96.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
United States
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
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