Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 33.4% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 33.3% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 59.2% less in Mauritania

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Mauritania are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Mauritania. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mauritania.

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Mauritania vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 42.7% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$2.49 MRO895	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$5.93 MRO2,130	-29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.76 MRO632	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$2.14 MRO770	+154.9%
Average			-42.7%

Lesotho vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.27 MRO96	-67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$2.99 MRO1,074	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$6.02 MRO2,160	+37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.32 MRO832	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.46 MRO882	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.44 MRO518	+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.84 MRO302	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.72 MRO257	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.51 MRO185	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.44 MRO157	-38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.41 MRO147	-43.8%
Average			-21.3%

Lesotho vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$5.42 MRO1,945	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$21.81 MRO7,831	-27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$3.86 MRO1,387	-35.7%
Average			-33.3%

Lesotho vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$59.83 MRO21,479	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$291.49 MRO105K	+213.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$174.41 MRO62,615	+213.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$98.49 MRO35,360
Average			+200.8%

Lesotho vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$443.74 MRO159K	+752.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+535.0%
Average			+635.7%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.75 MRO626	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.28 MRO819	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.49 MRO895	-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$86.63 MRO31,100	+276.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.05 MRO1,454
Average			+45.1%

Lesotho vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.2% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$15.21 MRO5,459	-67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$22.85 MRO8,204	-58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$68.31 MRO24,522	-34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$46.74 MRO16,780	-68.9%
Average			-59.2%

Lesotho vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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