Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 92.4% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
?? | |
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
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