Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 8.3% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
?? | |
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
?? | |
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
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