Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 35.5% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Mexico
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Lesotho
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Lesotho
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Mexico
|
Lesotho
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
?? | |
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Lesotho
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
?? | |
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Lesotho
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
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