Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 2.0 times more expensive than Egypt overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in Lesotho
- Groceries
-
pay 2.9 times more in Lesotho
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Lesotho
- Housing
-
pay 44.4% more in Lesotho
- Childcare
-
pay 40.0% less in Lesotho
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.4% more in Lesotho
- Clothing
-
pay 87.8% more in Lesotho
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Lesotho are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lesotho.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP200.17
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP244.63
|
$11.58
LSL210.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.45
|
$1.03
LSL18.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$0.54
LSL9.84
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.28
|
$0.82
LSL14.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.24
|
$2.67
LSL48.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP166.80
|
$3.65
LSL66.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.00
|
$1.28
LSL23.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP99.59
|
$3.09
LSL56.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.14
|
$0.88
LSL16.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.84
|
$1.00
LSL18.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
$0.99
LSL17.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.02
|
$1.16
LSL21.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.45
|
$0.61
LSL11.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.43
|
$0.69
LSL12.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.55
|
$4.64
LSL84.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP607.34
|
$28.40
LSL515.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,474,325.32
|
$19,879.98
LSL360,694.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.22
|
$5.62
LSL102.02
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP385.64
|
$22.72
LSL412.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,422.82
|
$143.89
LSL2,610.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,619.34
|
$72.89
LSL1,322.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP599.37
|
?? | |
pay 40.0% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,366.25
|
$29.35
LSL532.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,475.85
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,267.59
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP90.67
|
$1.85
LSL33.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.62
|
$1.29
LSL23.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.57
|
$4.83
LSL87.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,105.70
|
$21.77
LSL395.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP135.44
|
?? | |
pay 87.8% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,185.51
|
$42.60
LSL772.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,452.20
|
$39.76
LSL721.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,914.03
|
$100.35
LSL1,820.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,870.26
|
$142.00
LSL2,576.39
|
|
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