Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 0.1% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.00
|
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.52
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.80
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.63
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.67
|
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.41
|
$3.57
EGP172.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.05
|
$1.44
EGP69.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.02
|
$2.14
EGP103.16
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.46
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.91
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.76
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.51
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.65
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.61
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.72
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL477.82
|
$6.40
EGP309.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL334,475.94
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,676.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.61
|
$2.88
EGP139.19
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL382.26
|
$7.77
EGP375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,344.76
|
$194.33
EGP9,387.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,672.38
|
$117.39
EGP5,670.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$14.34
EGP692.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL493.75
|
$99.11
EGP4,787.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,794.36
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,514.89
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.40
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.00
|
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.23
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL366.33
|
$17.05
EGP823.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL716.73
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL668.95
|
$41.73
EGP2,015.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,688.31
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,389.11
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.52
|
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