Lesotho vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lesotho Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$530
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1264
$1548
🏠 One person rent
$157
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$55.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$970
$2065
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
53.1
64.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
30
🌐 English speaking %
27.9%
4%
🎓 Higher education
31
19
😀 Quality of life
14
31
🏙️ Population
2.23M
4.61M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($530) is 14% less expensive than in Mauritania ($617). Lesotho ranked 168th vs 151st for Mauritania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Lesotho compared to 1.1 months in Mauritania. Ranked 186th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs Mauritania

We calculate prices for Lesotho and Mauritania as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lesotho Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$79.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$3420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.16
$3.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.5
$82.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$707
$7059

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In Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$535
519K
Teyateyaneng
$511
75.1K
Mafeteng
$511
57.1K
Butha-Buthe
$511
10K

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$618
1.08M
Rosso
$584
33.5K