Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 25.0% cheaper than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 49.9% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 66.8% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$9.01 LSL148.38	+261.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.41 LSL138.49	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.07 LSL17.56	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.84 LSL13.85	-60.8%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.83 LSL13.60	+208.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.30 LSL54.39	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.38 LSL72.07	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.54 LSL25.32	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.79 LSL45.98	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.85 LSL14.02	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.02 LSL16.71	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.23 LSL20.19	+71.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.09 LSL17.95	+111.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.71 LSL11.66	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.73 LSL12.00	+77.9%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 49.9% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.98 LSL81.93	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$30.04 LSL494.60	+37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+181.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$6.01 LSL98.92	+55.5%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 66.8% less for housing

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$38.30 LSL630.53	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$55.58 LSL915.01	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	??
Average			-66.8%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-84.3%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.80 LSL29.68	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.00 LSL32.97	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$5.11 LSL84.08	+104.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$23.03 LSL379.19	-73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	??
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$46.07 LSL758.38	+202.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$55.58 LSL915.01	+143.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+221.4%
Average			+145.1%

Mauritania vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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