Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 10.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.02
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.02
|
$10.94
LSL200.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.34
|
$0.66
LSL12.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.27
LSL5.02
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$0.78
LSL14.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.04
|
$2.55
LSL46.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.69
|
$3.33
LSL61.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.01
|
$1.20
LSL22.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.49
|
$2.97
LSL54.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.16
|
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.96
LSL17.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.56
|
$1.30
LSL23.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.19
|
$1.11
LSL20.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.94
|
$0.78
LSL14.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.30
|
$0.89
LSL16.33
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.17
|
$4.43
LSL81.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.20
|
$27.24
LSL500.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,116.08
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,010.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.29
|
$5.39
LSL99.00
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.22
|
$21.79
LSL400.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,001.55
|
$190.67
LSL3,500.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,251.26
|
$95.33
LSL1,750.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.50
|
?? | |
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,240.19
|
$28.15
LSL516.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,048.84
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,667.27
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.51
|
$0.82
LSL15.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.68
|
$1.37
LSL25.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.02
|
$4.63
LSL85.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.19
|
$20.88
LSL383.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.03
|
?? | |
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL912.74
|
$40.86
LSL750.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL416.83
|
$38.13
LSL700.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,300.50
|
$96.24
LSL1,766.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.19
|
$136.19
LSL2,500.08
|
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