Lesotho vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lesotho Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$2520
🏠 One person rent
$221
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1035
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$315
💸 GDP per capita
$878
$608
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
53
59.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
25
🌐 English speaking %
27.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
31
49
😀 Quality of life
12
16
🏙️ Population
2.01M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($606) is 44% less expensive than in Mozambique ($1075). Lesotho ranked 163rd vs 75th for Mozambique in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lesotho compared to 0.3 months in Mozambique. Ranked 186th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for Lesotho and Mozambique as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.8
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.73%
19.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$3544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$501
$2540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.89
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1139
$5560

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Cities Comparison in Lesotho vs Mozambique

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$627
344K
Mafeteng
$581
57.1K
Teyateyaneng
$533
75.1K
Butha-Buthe
$559
10K

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$1003
1.03M
Nampula
$1190
743K
Maputo
$1116
1.13M
Beira
$1000
531K
Nacala
$1394
225K
Chimoio
$953
239K
Quelimane
$670
193K
Pemba
$1500
141K
Tete
$834
153K
Xai-Xai
$1045
116K