Egypt vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 14.1% cheaper than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants
pay 68.6% less in Egypt
Groceries
pay 43.5% less in Egypt
Transportation
pay 35.7% less in Egypt
Housing
pay 9.7% more in Egypt
Childcare
pay 79.3% more in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.5% less in Egypt
Clothing
pay 25.1% less in Egypt

The cost of childcare and housing in Egypt are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Lesotho, you would:

pay 68.6% less for restaurants

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.96
EGP198.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.58
LSL216.46
$4.84
EGP242.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
LSL19.23
$0.31
EGP15.34

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
LSL15.34
$0.76
EGP38.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.67
LSL49.88
$1.76
EGP88.64
Milk (1 gallon) $3.65
LSL68.20
$3.30
EGP165.67

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pay 35.7% less for transportation

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
LSL86.64
$0.98
EGP49.21
Monthly public transit pass $28.40
LSL530.79
$12.01
EGP603.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,879.98
LSL371,552.68
$29,154.15
EGP1,464,333.08

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pay 9.7% more for housing

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.72
LSL424.63
$7.63
EGP383.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.89
LSL2,689.33
$206.11
EGP10,352.18
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $72.89
LSL1,362.36
$111.12
EGP5,581.25

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $29.35
LSL548.48
$66.57
EGP3,343.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,117.07
LSL20,877.72
$1,472.73
EGP73,971.09

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
LSL34.66
$1.79
EGP90.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.29
LSL24.14
$1.38
EGP69.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.83
LSL90.23
$1.85
EGP92.93

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

 
Lesotho
Egypt
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.60
LSL796.18
$23.44
EGP1,177.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.76
LSL743.11
$48.49
EGP2,435.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.35
LSL1,875.46
$97.17
EGP4,880.72

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