Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 16.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
?? | |
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
?? | |
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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