Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 26.1% cheaper than Lesotho.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 54.7% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
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pay 31.7% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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