Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Lesotho

−4.9% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,902.39 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 32,945 LSL

That is 1,690 LSL less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $102.62 today.

LSL per 1 USD Then 17.32 · Today 16.47
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Lesotho

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

1,000 LSL a night
1 fewer night
Costs you today
$60.71
Cost you 1 year ago
$57.74
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

1,700 LSL a night
$5.04 more a night
Costs you today
$103.20
Cost you 1 year ago
$98.17
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

94 LSL a meal
17 fewer meals
Costs you today
$5.71
Cost you 1 year ago
$5.43
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

590 LSL a dinner
2 fewer dinners
Costs you today
$35.82
Cost you 1 year ago
$34.07
Do Estimate

Museum entry

130 LSL a ticket
13 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$7.89
Cost you 1 year ago
$7.51
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

640 LSL a tour
2 fewer tours
Costs you today
$38.85
Cost you 1 year ago
$36.96
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

410 LSL a ride
4 fewer rides
Costs you today
$24.89
Cost you 1 year ago
$23.68
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

340 LSL a ticket
4 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$20.64
Cost you 1 year ago
$19.63

Rate history

LSL per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

17.62 16.59 15.56 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
200 LSL$12.14$11.55
1,000 LSL$60.71$57.74
5,000 LSL$303.54$288.72
20,000 LSL$1,214.14$1,154.89

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)