Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 34.8% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.8% less in Lesotho
- Groceries
-
pay 6.8% less in Lesotho
- Transportation
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pay 39.2% less in Lesotho
- Housing
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pay 61.6% less in Lesotho
- Childcare
-
pay 87.7% less in Lesotho
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.6% less in Lesotho
- Clothing
-
pay 7.2% more in Lesotho
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Lesotho.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Greece, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.33
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€7.83
|
$11.58
LSL206.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.78
|
$1.03
LSL18.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.54
LSL9.65
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.14
|
$0.82
LSL14.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.42
|
$2.67
LSL47.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.15
|
$3.65
LSL64.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.46
|
$1.28
LSL22.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.63
|
$3.09
LSL55.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.88
LSL15.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$1.00
LSL17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.99
LSL17.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$1.16
LSL20.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.44
|
$0.61
LSL10.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.69
LSL12.22
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.50
|
$4.64
LSL82.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€34.56
|
$28.40
LSL505.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,351.03
|
$19,879.98
LSL353,664.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€11.88
|
$5.62
LSL100.04
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.22
|
$22.72
LSL404.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€450.93
|
$143.89
LSL2,559.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€337.28
|
$72.89
LSL1,296.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€151.07
|
?? | |
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€355.26
|
$29.35
LSL522.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,445.72
|
$1,117.07
LSL19,872.59
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.79
|
$1.85
LSL32.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.00
|
$1.29
LSL22.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.25
|
$4.83
LSL85.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€41.90
|
$21.77
LSL387.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.58
|
?? | |
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Greece
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€71.92
|
$42.60
LSL757.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€32.53
|
$39.76
LSL707.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€71.50
|
$100.35
LSL1,785.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€80.34
|
$142.00
LSL2,526.18
|
|
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