Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 34.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Lesotho
- Groceries
-
pay 24.9% more in Lesotho
- Transportation
-
pay 61.9% more in Lesotho
- Housing
-
pay 8.4% more in Lesotho
- Childcare
-
pay 89.5% less in Lesotho
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.4% more in Lesotho
- Clothing
-
pay 34.8% more in Lesotho
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Lesotho are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lesotho.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫51,197
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫122,873
|
$11.58
LSL218.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,468
|
$1.03
LSL19.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,656
|
$0.54
LSL10.23
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,615
|
$0.82
LSL15.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫129,490
|
$2.67
LSL50.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫137,185
|
$3.65
LSL68.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫41,051
|
$1.28
LSL24.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫41,254
|
$3.09
LSL58.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫44,526
|
$0.88
LSL16.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,969
|
$1.00
LSL18.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,757
|
$0.99
LSL18.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,602
|
$1.16
LSL21.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,790
|
$0.61
LSL11.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,934
|
$0.69
LSL12.96
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫89,767
|
$4.64
LSL87.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫204,789
|
$28.40
LSL535.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,023,944,070
|
$19,879.98
LSL374,874.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫139,256
|
$5.62
LSL106.04
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫233,082
|
$22.72
LSL428.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,766,823
|
$143.89
LSL2,713.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,194,862
|
$72.89
LSL1,374.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,508,623
|
?? | |
pay 89.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,314,322
|
$29.35
LSL553.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫317,388,530
|
$1,117.07
LSL21,064.38
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,599
|
$1.85
LSL34.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫47,456
|
$1.29
LSL24.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,838
|
$4.83
LSL91.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫681,004
|
$21.77
LSL410.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫107,514
|
?? | |
pay 34.8% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫950,590
|
$42.60
LSL803.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫682,629
|
$39.76
LSL749.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,405,663
|
$100.35
LSL1,892.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,236,924
|
$142.00
LSL2,677.68
|
|
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