Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 20.7% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Albania, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
?? | |
pay 75.4% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
?? | |
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
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