Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 39.1% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
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Spain
|
Lesotho
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
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pay 40.3% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
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pay 89.0% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
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pay 13.3% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
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