Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 25.1% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 47.4% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 63.3% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$9.01 LSL148.38	+367.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$8.41 LSL138.49	+107.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$1.07 LSL17.56	+112.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.84 LSL13.85	+182.3%
Average			+208.7%

Vietnam vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$0.83 LSL13.60	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$3.30 LSL54.39	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$4.38 LSL72.07	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$1.54 LSL25.32	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$2.79 LSL45.98	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$0.85 LSL14.02	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$1.02 LSL16.71	+99.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$1.23 LSL20.19	+99.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$1.09 LSL17.95	+97.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.71 LSL11.66	+43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.73 LSL12.00	+42.1%
Average			+19.3%

Vietnam vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.4% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$4.98 LSL81.93	+48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$30.04 LSL494.60	+321.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$6.01 LSL98.92	+4.6%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$38.30 LSL630.53	+329.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$55.58 LSL915.01	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	??
Average			-73.0%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$52.06 LSL857.06	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-91.9%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$1.80 LSL29.68	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$2.00 LSL32.97	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$5.11 LSL84.08	+276.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$23.03 LSL379.19	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	??
Average			+57.0%

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pay 63.3% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$46.07 LSL758.38	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$55.58 LSL915.01	+130.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+102.5%
Average			+63.3%

Vietnam vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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