Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 58.9% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
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?? | |
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
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$10.94
LSL193.61
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$0.66
LSL11.62
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.27
LSL4.84
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pay 53.9% less for groceries
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$0.78
LSL13.75
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$2.55
LSL45.04
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$3.33
LSL58.90
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$1.20
LSL21.22
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.97
LSL52.46
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.88
LSL15.59
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.96
LSL17.05
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.30
LSL22.95
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.11
LSL19.67
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.78
LSL13.77
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.89
LSL15.74
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pay 40.0% less for transportation
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$4.43
LSL78.38
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL481.85
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL337,294.83
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL95.41
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pay 84.4% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.00
|
$21.79
LSL385.48
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$190.67
LSL3,372.95
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$95.33
LSL1,686.47
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.60
|
?? | |
pay 88.4% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$28.15
LSL497.91
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,100.00
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,952.76
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pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
|
$0.82
LSL14.52
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.00
|
$1.37
LSL24.20
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.63
LSL81.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.50
|
$20.88
LSL369.42
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 20.3% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
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Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$40.86
LSL722.77
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$38.13
LSL674.59
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$96.24
LSL1,702.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$136.19
LSL2,409.25
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