Lesotho is 46.9% cheaper than Vanuatu.

If you lived in Lesotho instead of Vanuatu, you would:

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
VUV1,334
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
VUV1,139
$11.58
LSL211.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
VUV257
$1.03
LSL18.78

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pay 49.9% less for groceries

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
VUV293
$0.82
LSL14.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.11
VUV1,200
$2.67
LSL48.70
Milk (1 gallon) $8.55
VUV1,014
$3.65
LSL66.58

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
VUV852
$4.64
LSL84.59
Monthly public transit pass $67.38
VUV8,000
$28.40
LSL518.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62

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pay 92.4% less for housing

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$228.83
VUV27,167
$22.72
LSL414.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,867.11
VUV221,667
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,407.24
VUV167,070
$72.89
LSL1,330.13

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pay 88.4% less for childcare

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.58
VUV55,750
$29.35
LSL535.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,586.82
VUV782,000
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.59
VUV545
$1.85
LSL33.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.09
VUV604
$1.29
LSL23.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.27
VUV1,100
$4.83
LSL88.10

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

 
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.33
VUV5,500
$42.60
LSL777.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$67.38
VUV8,000
$39.76
LSL725.53
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.08
VUV12,000
$100.35
LSL1,831.09

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