Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.6 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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