Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 2.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.41
R$29.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
$6.75
R$36.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
$1.09
R$5.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
$0.66
R$3.54
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
$1.50
R$8.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
$4.39
R$23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
$3.93
R$21.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
$2.09
R$11.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
$1.71
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
$0.88
R$4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
$0.57
R$3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
$0.47
R$2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
$0.71
R$3.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
$0.51
R$2.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
$0.49
R$2.61
|
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pay 33.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
$3.99
R$21.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
$44.60
R$239.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
$21,825.57
R$117,362.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
$8.87
R$47.71
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
$19.79
R$106.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
$324.53
R$1,745.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
$220.48
R$1,185.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.67
R$293.98
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
$278.36
R$1,496.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
$7,686.64
R$41,333.36
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
$1.76
R$9.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
$1.69
R$9.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
$2.13
R$11.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
$24.18
R$130.05
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
R$34.67
|
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pay 10.2% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
$48.38
R$260.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
$43.32
R$232.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
$77.76
R$418.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
$63.51
R$341.49
|
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