Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Lesotho

For one person, living is cheaper in Lesotho: $863 a month against $2,203 in Lisbon, rent and utilities included – about $16,100 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Lisbon
🇵🇹 Portugal
$2,203
/mo nomad
🇱🇸 Lesotho
$863
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 52% more expensive than Lesotho without rent, and 155.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 84.3% more expensive than Lesotho without rent, and 142.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.01 €15.18
$7.53 LSL 124
125.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$62.7 €56.0
$23.64 LSL 390
165.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.42 €10.19
$6.02 LSL 99.3
89.70%
Cappuccino
$3.09 €2.76
$2.00 LSL 33.02
54.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 €2.11
$1.06 LSL 17.46
123.58%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 €1.48
$0.73 LSL 12.11
127.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.46 €3.09
$1.83 LSL 30.26
89.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.29 €2.93
$2.27 LSL 37.52
44.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 €1.04
$1.10 LSL 18.23
6.36%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 €1.66
$0.85 LSL 13.99
120.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 €1.36
$1.87 LSL 30.87
-18.72%
Eggs
$3.88 €3.46
$1.53 LSL 25.22
153.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.87 €11.49
$6.45 LSL 106
99.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 €7.08
$6.21 LSL 103
27.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.63 €15.73
$5.62 LSL 92.7
213.70%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 €2.01
$1.75 LSL 28.83
29.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 €1.57
$1.91 LSL 31.46
-7.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 €1.68
$2.43 LSL 40.06
-22.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.47 €2.20
$2.36 LSL 39.02
4.66%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 €1.66
$1.53 LSL 25.32
21.57%
Onion (1kg)
$2.07 €1.85
$1.25 LSL 20.63
65.60%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 €1.24
$1.48 LSL 24.44
-6.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.73
$0.85 LSL 14.09
-4.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.89 €6.15
$5.07 LSL 83.7
35.90%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.53 €4.93
$4.71 LSL 77.7
17.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.19
$1.39 LSL 22.86
-4.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 €1.93
$1.69 LSL 27.82
28.40%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.24 €2.00
$0.81 LSL 13.45
176.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$45.14 €40.29
$30.10 LSL 497
49.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.00 €3.57
$0.79 LSL 13.05
406.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.07 €0.95
$0.70 LSL 11.61
52.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.53 €14.75
$3.52 LSL 58.1
369.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.26 €2.02
$1.35 LSL 22.24
67.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.5K €29.9K
$21.3K LSL 351.0K
57.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.5K €36.1K
$16.4K LSL 270.0K
147.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 €146
$211 LSL 3,476
-22.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.54 €16.55
$20.56 LSL 339
-9.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.21 €29.64
$37.69 LSL 622
-11.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.01 €41.06
$36.02 LSL 594
27.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.80 €16.78
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-
Cinema Ticket
$9.47 €8.45
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$690 €615
$68.8 LSL 1,134
903.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.9K €15.0K
$1,450 LSL 23.9K
1062.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$105 €93.4
$58.0 LSL 956
80.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.27 €40.40
$54.7 LSL 903
-17.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$99.0 €88.3
$120 LSL 1,983
-17.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$124 €111
$142 LSL 2,344
-12.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,583 €1,413
$82.9 LSL 1,368
1809.65%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,209 €1,079
$51.9 LSL 857
2228.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,833 €2,528
$433 LSL 7,137
554.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,964 €1,753
$169 LSL 2,789
1062.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,643 €6,821
$379 LSL 6,249
1918.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,431 €3,954
$516 LSL 8,509
759.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Lesotho
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,573 €1,403
$761 LSL 12.6K
106.71%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.79
8.5
-55.41%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 4, 2026

Last update for Lesotho: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
$1.2K
Lesotho
$52 95.7% $1.2K
Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
$272
Lesotho
$185 31.9% $87
Eating Out
Lisbon
$247
Lesotho
$123 50.2% $124
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
$215
Lesotho
$269 24.9% $54
Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
$168
Lesotho
$169 0.6% $1
Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
$65
Lesotho
$36 * 44.5% $29
Getting Around
Lisbon
$63
Lesotho
$38 40.6% $26

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

Good to know
🇵🇹 Lisbon
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🕒 Local time
06:25 6:25 AM
07:25 7:25 AM
1 h ahead of Lisbon
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
545,923 Capital
2,007,201
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

LSL, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

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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  • Lisbon Lesotho 8,460 km ≈ 11 h nonstop flight
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