Lesotho vs Mauritius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lesotho Mauritius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$530
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1264
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$157
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$52.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$566
💸 GDP per capita
$970
$10256
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
53.1
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
51
🌐 English speaking %
27.9%
16%
🎓 Higher education
31
44
😀 Quality of life
14
60
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.26M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($530) is 31% less expensive than in Mauritius ($772). Lesotho ranked 168th vs 118th for Mauritius 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 0.7 months in Mauritius. Ranked 186th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs Mauritius

We calculate prices for Lesotho and Mauritius as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 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 Mauritius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.16
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.5
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$707
$3818

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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 Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$829
149K
Quatre Bornes
$666
81.8K
Curepipe
$770
77.5K
Triolet
$784
23.4K
Goodlands
$776
20.7K
Centre de Flacq
$751
15.8K
Mahebourg
$852
15.8K
Bambous
$718
15.3K