Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 2.6% cheaper than Lesotho.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL198.97
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.94
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.97
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.13
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.29
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.53
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.81
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.91
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.02
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.52
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.58
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.22
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.15
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.17
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.55
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.19
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL346,633.61
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.05
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.15
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,466.34
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,733.17
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL511.70
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,477.51
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.92
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.87
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.18
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL379.65
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL742.79
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL693.27
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,749.67
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,475.95
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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