Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 13.0% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Romania, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.54
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.03
|
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.62
|
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.51
|
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.91
|
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.72
|
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.12
|
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.93
|
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.42
|
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON92.14
|
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.14
|
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
?? | |
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.39
|
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.08
|
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.82
|
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.58
|
?? | |
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.86
|
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
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