Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 21.9% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 72.9% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
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pay 79.7% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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