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Mauritania vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 2.1% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.3% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 44.4% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 61.7% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.3% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$3.01 MRO1,082	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.28 MRO2,254	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$1.77 MRO637	+92.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$2.16 MRO775	+347.2%
Average			+87.3%

Armenia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Armenia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$0.28 MRO99	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$2.76 MRO990	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$5.36 MRO1,923	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$2.23 MRO800	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.51 MRO901	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$1.00 MRO360	+71.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.83 MRO299	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.65 MRO234	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.45 MRO161	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.35 MRO126	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.39 MRO141	+16.0%
Average			-7.7%

Armenia vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Armenia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$5.36 MRO1,924	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$21.97 MRO7,889	-6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$3.89 MRO1,397	+5.5%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 44.4% more for housing

	Armenia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$60.27 MRO21,637	+240.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$225.73 MRO81,036	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$162.03 MRO58,168	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$111.41 MRO39,996	+44.9%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Armenia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$73.21 MRO26,284	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-1.1%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$1.96 MRO703	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$2.30 MRO825	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$2.51 MRO902	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$87.27 MRO31,329	+63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$4.08 MRO1,465	-21.8%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 61.7% less for clothing

	Armenia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$20.45 MRO7,342	-75.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$20.77 MRO7,455	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$69.22 MRO24,848	-49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$41.44 MRO14,876	-60.2%
Average			-61.7%

Armenia 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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