Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 12.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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