Lesotho vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lesotho Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$624
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1443
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$228
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$187
💸 GDP per capita
$972
$1341
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
5.38
❤️ Life expectancy
57.4
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
19
🌐 English speaking %
27.9%
5%
🎓 Higher education
31
20
😀 Quality of life
20
28
🏙️ Population
2.34M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($624) is 9% less expensive than in Tajikistan ($684). Lesotho ranked 160th vs 150th for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 178th and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Lesotho and Tajikistan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.3
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.56%
25.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$942
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.99
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.3
$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.2
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1139
$7626

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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 Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$712
863K
Khujand
$603
199K
Qurghonteppa
$684
127K
Istaravshan
$658
64.3K
Konibodom
$626
54.4K
Tursunzoda
$680
46.7K
Panjakent
$674
33K
Ghafurov
$600
18.4K
Buston
$650
29.8K
Istiklol
$620
14.2K