Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.5 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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