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Mauritania vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 88.1% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 72.2% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Mauritania

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Mauritania are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mauritania.

Mauritania vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Algeria	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD362.87	$3.01 MRO1,082	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD509.31	$6.28 MRO2,254	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.75	$1.77 MRO637	+193.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.62	$2.16 MRO775	+763.1%
Average			+256.5%

Algeria vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Algeria	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.73	$0.28 MRO99	+65.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD617.40	$2.76 MRO990	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD454.31	$5.36 MRO1,923	+53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.93	$2.23 MRO800	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD276.81	$2.51 MRO901	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.84	$1.00 MRO360	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD186.16	$0.83 MRO299	-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.47	$0.65 MRO234	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.79	$0.45 MRO161	+27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.78	$0.35 MRO126	+35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.11	$0.39 MRO141	+70.0%
Average			+16.0%

Algeria vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Algeria	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.80	$5.36 MRO1,924	+318.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	$21.97 MRO7,889	+78.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD474.78	$3.89 MRO1,397	+6.9%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Algeria	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	$60.27 MRO21,637	+207.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	$225.73 MRO81,036	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	$162.03 MRO58,168	+58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	$111.41 MRO39,996	+192.6%
Average			+125.2%

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pay 72.2% more for childcare

	Algeria	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	$73.21 MRO26,284	+3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+140.6%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.83	$1.96 MRO703	-1.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.44	$2.30 MRO825	+181.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD370.40	$2.51 MRO902	-11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	$87.27 MRO31,329	+331.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD541.90	$4.08 MRO1,465	-1.8%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Algeria	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	$20.45 MRO7,342	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	$20.77 MRO7,455	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	$69.22 MRO24,848	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	$41.44 MRO14,876	-42.4%
Average			-34.6%

Algeria vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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