Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 34.6% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.79
|
$5.14
LSL68.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
|
$5.87
LSL77.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$1.83
LSL24.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
|
$1.83
LSL24.32
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
|
$0.86
LSL11.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.88
|
$4.46
LSL59.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$5.28
LSL69.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
|
$2.03
LSL26.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
|
$2.75
LSL36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$0.92
LSL12.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.93
LSL12.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.94
LSL12.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.02
LSL13.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.83
LSL11.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.67
LSL8.82
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
|
$3.63
LSL48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.84
|
$36.40
LSL482.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,780.20
|
$24,951.83
LSL330,710.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
|
$5.28
LSL70.03
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.65
|
$67.27
LSL891.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,314.50
|
$623.80
LSL8,267.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,100.97
|
$439.28
LSL5,822.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.37
|
$54.25
LSL719.02
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.96
|
$40.36
LSL534.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.65
|
$880.65
LSL11,672.15
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.08
|
$2.94
LSL38.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
|
$2.94
LSL38.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.61
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.82
|
$37.24
LSL493.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.60
|
$6.42
LSL85.11
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.76
|
$48.31
LSL640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.80
|
$22.94
LSL304.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.25
|
$78.28
LSL1,037.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.57
|
$95.40
LSL1,264.48
|
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