Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 27.3% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,550
|
$11.58
LSL207.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,617
|
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,722
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,580
|
$2.67
LSL47.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
$3.65
LSL65.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,775
|
$1.28
LSL22.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
$3.09
LSL55.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,481
|
$1.00
LSL18.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
$0.99
LSL17.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,314
|
$4.64
LSL83.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
$28.40
LSL508.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
$19,879.98
LSL356,040.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$5.62
LSL100.71
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
$22.72
LSL406.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,110,223
|
$143.89
LSL2,577.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX688,056
|
$72.89
LSL1,305.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
?? | |
pay 75.5% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
$29.35
LSL525.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,006.07
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
$1.85
LSL33.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
$1.29
LSL23.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
$4.83
LSL86.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
$21.77
LSL389.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,285
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX55,935
|
$42.60
LSL762.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
$39.76
LSL712.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
$100.35
LSL1,797.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
$142.00
LSL2,543.14
|
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