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Saudi Arabia vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 2.6 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 64.4% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.73 SAR25.24
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL212.20	$7.54 SAR28.28	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL18.85	$0.74 SAR2.76	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL9.94	$0.25 SAR0.92	-54.6%
Average			-39.3%

Lesotho vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL15.04	$0.94 SAR3.54	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL48.90	$3.87 SAR14.51	+45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL66.85	$6.76 SAR25.37	+85.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL23.39	$2.58 SAR9.67	+102.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL56.64	$3.22 SAR12.09	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL16.17	$0.94 SAR3.53	+6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL18.41	$0.76 SAR2.86	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL18.09	$0.75 SAR2.80	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL21.24	$0.74 SAR2.76	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL11.17	$0.67 SAR2.53	+10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL12.59	$0.63 SAR2.37	-7.8%
Average			+16.0%

Lesotho vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.4% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL84.94	$2.30 SAR8.63	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL520.33	$44.62 SAR167.36	+57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL364,234.26	$25,543.44 SAR95,801.45	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL103.03	$18.12 SAR67.97	+222.3%
Average			+64.4%

Lesotho vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL416.27	$74.43 SAR279.15	+227.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,636.36	$384.32 SAR1,441.41	+167.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,335.53	$279.56 SAR1,048.52	+283.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$85.15 SAR319.36
Average			+226.1%

Lesotho vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL537.68	$303.07 SAR1,136.67	+932.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL20,466.50	$6,063.63 SAR22,741.83	+442.8%
Average			+687.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL33.97	$1.70 SAR6.39	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL23.67	$3.57 SAR13.37	+176.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL88.46	$7.18 SAR26.94	+48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL398.92	$98.57 SAR369.70	+352.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$16.63 SAR62.36
Average			+142.3%

Lesotho vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL780.50	$42.91 SAR160.93	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL728.47	$58.28 SAR218.57	+46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,838.52	$91.66 SAR343.77	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,601.67	$78.88 SAR295.84	-44.5%
Average			-1.5%

Lesotho vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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