Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 70.0% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
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Bolivia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.05
BOB21.14
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
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pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
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pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
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pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
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pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
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$54.65
BOB378.75
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