Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 56.7% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guam, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$11.58
LSL207.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$2.67
LSL47.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$3.65
LSL65.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$1.28
LSL22.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$3.09
LSL55.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.00
LSL18.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$0.99
LSL17.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$4.64
LSL83.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL508.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,879.98
LSL356,040.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$5.62
LSL100.71
|
|
pay 87.2% less for housing
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$22.72
LSL406.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$143.89
LSL2,577.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$72.89
LSL1,305.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
?? | |
pay 94.3% less for childcare
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$29.35
LSL525.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,006.07
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$1.85
LSL33.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.29
LSL23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$4.83
LSL86.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$21.77
LSL389.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
?? | |
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Guam
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$42.60
LSL762.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$39.76
LSL712.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$100.35
LSL1,797.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$142.00
LSL2,543.14
|
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