Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 34.9% cheaper than Grenada.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
?? | |
pay 57.1% less for childcare
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
?? | |
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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