Lesotho is 1.8% more expensive than Moldova.

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.37
MDL116.94
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.65
MDL122.03
$11.58
LSL212.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
MDL16.28
$1.03
LSL18.87

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pay 44.2% more for groceries

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Bread
1 loaf
$0.45
MDL8.28
$0.82
LSL15.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
MDL86.74
$2.67
LSL48.94
Milk (1 gallon) $4.55
MDL83.55
$3.65
LSL66.91

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.99
MDL91.62
$4.64
LSL85.01
Monthly public transit pass $12.97
MDL237.95
$28.40
LSL520.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15

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pay 9.8% less for housing

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.34
MDL189.72
$22.72
LSL416.61
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $453.48
MDL8,319.34
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $380.54
MDL6,981.20
$72.89
LSL1,336.63

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pay 85.3% less for childcare

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $368.94
MDL6,768.56
$29.35
LSL538.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MDL22.88
$1.85
LSL34.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.42
MDL26.03
$1.29
LSL23.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.77
MDL50.84
$4.83
LSL88.53

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

 
Moldova
Lesotho
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
$42.60
LSL781.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.50
MDL889.77
$39.76
LSL729.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
$100.35
LSL1,840.03

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