Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Cebu and Lesotho

For one person, living is cheaper in Lesotho: $863 a month against $934 in Cebu, rent and utilities included – about $850 less a year. Higher rent and utilities in Cebu outweigh lower spending on other living expenses.

Cebu
🇵🇭 Philippines
$934
/mo nomad
🇱🇸 Lesotho
$863
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Cebu is 12.1% cheaper than Lesotho without rent, and 8.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cebu is 0.5% cheaper than Lesotho without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.03 ₱190
$7.53 LSL 124
-59.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.48 ₱1,473
$23.64 LSL 390
-0.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.09 ₱256
$6.02 LSL 99.3
-32.06%
Cappuccino
$2.52 ₱158
$2.00 LSL 33.02
26.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.54 ₱96.9
$1.06 LSL 17.46
45.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₱30.98
$0.73 LSL 12.11
-32.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 ₱112
$1.83 LSL 30.26
-2.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.26 ₱142
$2.27 LSL 37.52
-0.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.95 ₱122
$1.10 LSL 18.23
77.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.43 ₱89.7
$0.85 LSL 13.99
68.24%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.02 ₱63.8
$1.87 LSL 30.87
-45.45%
Eggs
$2.06 ₱129
$1.53 LSL 25.22
34.64%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.81 ₱615
$6.45 LSL 106
52.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.61 ₱289
$6.21 LSL 103
-25.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.70 ₱483
$5.62 LSL 92.7
37.01%
Apples (1kg)
$3.31 ₱207
$1.75 LSL 28.83
89.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 ₱90.9
$1.91 LSL 31.46
-24.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.36 ₱148
$2.43 LSL 40.06
-2.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.54 ₱96.4
$2.36 LSL 39.02
-34.75%
Potato (1kg)
$2.36 ₱148
$1.53 LSL 25.32
54.25%
Onion (1kg)
$1.99 ₱125
$1.25 LSL 20.63
59.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 ₱72.1
$1.48 LSL 24.44
-22.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 ₱42.15
$0.85 LSL 14.09
-21.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.00 ₱188
$5.07 LSL 83.7
-40.83%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.35 ₱398
$4.71 LSL 77.7
34.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 ₱81.9
$1.39 LSL 22.86
-5.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 ₱108
$1.69 LSL 27.82
2.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 ₱15.78
$0.81 LSL 13.45
-69.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.65 ₱793
$30.10 LSL 497
-57.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.74 ₱46.32
$0.79 LSL 13.05
-6.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.21 ₱13.11
$0.70 LSL 11.61
-70.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.33 ₱271
$3.52 LSL 58.1
23.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 ₱83.5
$1.35 LSL 22.24
-1.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.8K ₱1.4M
$21.3K LSL 351.0K
2.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.4K ₱1.2M
$16.4K LSL 270.0K
18.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$121 ₱7,563
$211 LSL 3,476
-42.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.45 ₱907
$20.56 LSL 339
-29.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.29 ₱1,774
$37.69 LSL 622
-24.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.68 ₱2,050
$36.02 LSL 594
-9.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.39 ₱401
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.46 ₱342
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$273 ₱17.1K
$68.8 LSL 1,134
297.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,156 ₱511.5K
$1,450 LSL 23.9K
462.32%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$49.57 ₱3,109
$58.0 LSL 956
-14.49%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.87 ₱1,560
$54.7 LSL 903
-54.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.6 ₱4,804
$120 LSL 1,983
-36.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.3 ₱3,717
$142 LSL 2,344
-58.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$506 ₱31.7K
$82.9 LSL 1,368
510.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$309 ₱19.4K
$51.9 LSL 857
495.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 ₱66.0K
$433 LSL 7,137
143.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$619 ₱38.8K
$169 LSL 2,789
266.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,915 ₱182.9K
$379 LSL 6,249
669.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,867 ₱117.1K
$516 LSL 8,509
262.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cebu
Lesotho
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$341 ₱21.4K
$761 LSL 12.6K
-55.17%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.2
8.5
-15.29%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cebu: October 5, 2026

Last update for Lesotho: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Cebu
$309
Lesotho
$52 83.2% $258
Groceries & Markets
Cebu
$210
Lesotho
$185 12% $25
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cebu
$163
Lesotho
$269 64.7% $106
Clothing & Footwear
Cebu
$95
Lesotho
$169 78.3% $74
Eating Out
Cebu
$88
Lesotho
$123 39.4% $35
Sport & Entertainment
Cebu
$44
Lesotho
$36 * 17.4% $7.6
Getting Around
Cebu
$15
Lesotho
$38 144% $22

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇵🇭 Cebu
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🕒 Local time
13:23 1:23 PM
07:23 7:23 AM
6 h behind Cebu
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
964,169
2,007,201
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

LSL, USD, EUR to PHP – Philippine Peso Converter

Philippine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 62.72 PHP (100 PHP = 1.59 USD). 1 EUR = 70.35 PHP (100 PHP = 1.42 EUR).

Lesotho Loti exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 16.5 LSL (100 LSL = 6.06 USD). 1 EUR = 18.51 LSL (100 LSL = 5.4 EUR).

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