Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Lesotho Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Lesotho

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 39.7% cheaper than Lesotho without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 41.3% cheaper than Lesotho without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$10.02 LSL 177
-61.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$28.51 LSL 504
-30.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$8.18 LSL 145
-40.71%
Cappuccino
$1.47 E£72.9
$1.8 LSL 31.8
-18.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$1.31 LSL 23.11
-75.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$0.75 LSL 13.34
-82.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
$1.77 LSL 31.37
-21.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
$2.19 LSL 38.78
33.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$1.05 LSL 18.54
-20.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$0.77 LSL 13.54
-18.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$1.99 LSL 35.13
-66.33%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$1.32 LSL 23.29
8.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$6.1 LSL 108
-46.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$5.81 LSL 103
-25.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$5.08 LSL 89.9
64.96%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$1.64 LSL 29
-10.37%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$1.69 LSL 29.96
-64.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$2.25 LSL 39.83
-79.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$2.28 LSL 40.31
-82.46%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$1.47 LSL 25.93
-67.35%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$1.16 LSL 20.56
-64.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$1.46 LSL 25.83
-83.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.85 LSL 15
-77.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 E£97.2
$4.82 LSL 85.3
-59.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
$4.63 LSL 81.9
54.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
$1.36 LSL 24.02
-3.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
$1.57 LSL 27.81
19.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.76 LSL 13.51
-61.84%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$27.84 LSL 493
-77.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$0.71 LSL 12.59
-40.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$0.62 LSL 10.94
-53.23%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$9.97 LSL 176
-86.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$1.25 LSL 22.19
-73.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$19.3K LSL 342.1K
80.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$14.9K LSL 263K
115.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$193 LSL 3,416
-88.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$18.88 LSL 334
-62.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$32.11 LSL 568
-63.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$30.25 LSL 535
-52.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$63.2 LSL 1,118
35.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$1,341 LSL 23.7K
43.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$52.6 LSL 931
-51.11%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$38.92 LSL 689
13.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$113 LSL 1,992
-5.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$133 LSL 2,357
-62.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$147 LSL 2,609
11.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$78.8 LSL 1,395
29.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$400 LSL 7,071
-18.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$161 LSL 2,845
19.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$363 LSL 6,423
118.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$500 LSL 8,838
-3.76%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Lesotho
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$747 LSL 13.2K
-80.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
8.5
92.71%

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

Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lesotho: October 28, 2025

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