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Lesotho vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 26.1% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Lesotho

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

Lesotho vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$11.52 LSL196.78	+52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$8.07 LSL137.75	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.33 LSL22.63	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.79 LSL13.45	+8.1%
Average			+9.3%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Yemen	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.74 LSL12.60	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$3.65 LSL62.39	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$3.99 LSL68.18	-56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$1.44 LSL24.60	-72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.68 LSL45.78	-44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.82 LSL13.95	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.97 LSL16.63	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$1.18 LSL20.09	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$1.05 LSL17.86	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.68 LSL11.61	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.70 LSL11.94	-19.1%
Average			-33.2%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Yemen	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.58 LSL78.13	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$28.81 LSL491.95	-64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$5.70 LSL97.41	-80.1%
Average			-45.1%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Yemen	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$32.68 LSL557.96	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	-55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	??
Average			-50.2%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Yemen	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$49.99 LSL853.69	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	-49.6%
Average			-42.5%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$2.02 LSL34.44	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.82 LSL31.16	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$4.90 LSL83.63	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$22.09 LSL377.16	-66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	??
Average			-30.1%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Yemen	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$44.17 LSL754.32	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$40.33 LSL688.73	-64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	+83.3%
Average			+9.4%

Yemen vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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