Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 19.6% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
?? | |
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
?? | |
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
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