Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 74.5% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
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