Lesotho vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lesotho Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$530
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1264
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$157
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$970
$1102
😃 Human freedom index
6.49
3.81
❤️ Life expectancy
53.1
65.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
20
🌐 English speaking %
27.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
31
45
😀 Quality of life
14
20
🏙️ Population
2.23M
40.5M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($530) is 44% less expensive than in Sudan ($946). Lesotho ranked 168th vs 87th for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 186th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Lesotho and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 12 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
20.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$1092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.16
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$3.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.5
$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$707
$2014

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Cities Comparison in Lesotho vs Sudan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lesotho

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

In Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$901
5.35M
Omdurman
$936
2.81M
Khartoum North
$899
936K
Kassala
$1061
536K
Kosti
$881
528K
Port Sudan
$1361
580K
Nyala
$1034
493K
El-Obeid
$881
418K
El-Gadarif
$959
355K
Al-Fashir
$1019
286K
Ad-Damazin
$857
186K
Atbara
$1095
111K