Cost of living and expenses in Lesotho

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Lesotho? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Lesotho, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Lesotho (The last update: 2 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Lesotho Lesotho loti (LSL). For 10 US dollars you can get 181 Lesotho lotis. For 100 US dollars you can get 1.81 thousand Lesotho lotis. And the other way around: For 100 Lesotho lotis you can get 5.52 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Lesotho? Look here: Prices in cities in Lesotho

Prices: Maseru   Quthing   Mokhotlong  


Price internet $22 ($22 - $22)

internet

$22 ($22 - $22)
69% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $41 ($24 - $54)

jeans

$41 ($24 - $54)
22% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $742

average earnings

$742
84% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $190 ($136 - $245)

renting a small apartment in the center

$190 ($136 - $245)
89% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $149 ($109 - $190)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$149 ($109 - $190)
94% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Lesotho:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.68 (LSL 12.3)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $27 (LSL 492)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.2 (LSL 22)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $19K (LSL 345K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $190 (LSL 3.45K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $95 (LSL 1.72K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $258 (LSL 4.68K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $149 (LSL 2.71K)
  9. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $22 (LSL 394)
  10. numb_34 $6 (LSL 108)
  11. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $41 (LSL 738)
  12. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $38 (LSL 689)
  13. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $96 (LSL 1.74K)
  14. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $136 (LSL 2.46K)
  15. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $14.7K (LSL 266K)
  16. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $30 (LSL 541)
  17. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $345 (LSL 6.25K)
  18. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $734 (LSL 13.3K)
  19. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $467 (LSL 8.46K)
  20. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $742 (LSL 13.4K)
  21. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 8.8%
  22. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.6 (LSL 10.8)
  23. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.6 (LSL 10.8)
  24. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $9.8 (LSL 177)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price renting a small apartment in the center $190 ($136 - $245)

renting a small apartment in the center

$190 ($136 - $245)
89% is less expensive than in United States

Price coffee $1.2 ($1.1 - $1.4)

coffee

$1.2 ($1.1 - $1.4)
76% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $22 ($22 - $22)

internet

$22 ($22 - $22)
69% is less expensive than in United States

Price wine $8.7

wine

$8.7
by half less than in United States

Price Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda $0.66

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.66
74% is less expensive than in United States

Price bananas $2.3 ($1.9 - $2.7)

bananas

$2.3 ($1.9 - $2.7)
38% more than in United States