Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 32.7% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Iran, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
?? | |
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
?? | |
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Iran
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
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