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Lesotho

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Egypt

Cairo vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 2.7% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 49.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$4.77 EGP255.20	-47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$5.92 EGP316.45	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.35 EGP18.91	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.15 EGP7.79	-82.7%
Average			-50.1%

Maseru vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Maseru	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.76 EGP40.74	-7.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$2.13 EGP114.06	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$3.57 EGP190.86	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.18 EGP63.29	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.26 EGP120.71	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.82 EGP43.68	-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.35 EGP18.52	-65.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.26 EGP14.08	-78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.24 EGP12.94	-77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.18 EGP9.68	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.20 EGP10.49	-73.1%
Average			-51.8%

Maseru vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.3% less for transportation

	Maseru	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$1.68 EGP89.66	-66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$8.59 EGP459.36	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$1.91 EGP102.08	-68.2%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Maseru	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$14.10 EGP753.78	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	+132.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	+245.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$20.76 EGP1,109.77
Average			+151.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	+136.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$3,562.03 EGP190K	+201.4%
Average			+166.9%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.48 EGP79.11	-17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.78 EGP95.02	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.01 EGP107.18	-60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	+29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.77 EGP255.20
Average			-11.5%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Maseru	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	-60.2%
Average			-22.6%

Maseru vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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