Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 82.4% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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