Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 10.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
?? | |
pay 77.3% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
?? | |
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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