Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 19.0% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
?? | |
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
?? | |
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
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