Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 34.8% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
?? | |
pay 16.4% less for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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