Lesotho vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lesotho Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$624
$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1443
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$228
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$642
💸 GDP per capita
$972
$2592
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
4
❤️ Life expectancy
57.4
65.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
18
🌐 English speaking %
27.9%
20%
🎓 Higher education
31
52
😀 Quality of life
20
36
🏙️ Population
2.34M
5.29M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($624) is 37% less expensive than in the Palestine ($987). Lesotho ranked 160th vs 97th for the Palestine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lesotho compared to 0.7 months in the Palestine. Ranked 178th and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs the Palestine

We calculate prices for Lesotho and the Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lesotho Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$4.39
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.3
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.56%
13.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$1525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.99
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.9
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.3
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.2
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1139
$2686

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In Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$650
344K
Teyateyaneng
$533
75.1K
Mafeteng
$598
57.1K
Butha-Buthe
$570
10K

In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Gaza
$695
590K
Hebron
$837
215K
Nablus
$915
178K
Ashdod
$1993
220K
Qalqilya
$807
41.7K
Bethlehem
$987
36K
Ramallah
$1072
43.9K
Dura
$1021
6K