Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 46.2% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
?? | |
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
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