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Mauritania vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 49.5% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 48.9% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 51.5% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 54.9% less in Mauritania

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mauritania.

Mauritania vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.3% less for restaurants

	Australia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$3.01 MRO1,082	-82.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$6.28 MRO2,254	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.77 MRO637	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$2.16 MRO775	+0.7%
Average			-37.3%

Australia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% less for groceries

	Australia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$0.28 MRO99	-88.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$2.76 MRO990	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$5.36 MRO1,923	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$2.23 MRO800	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$2.51 MRO901	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.00 MRO360	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$0.83 MRO299	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$0.65 MRO234	-50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$0.45 MRO161	-76.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$0.35 MRO126	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$0.39 MRO141	-59.7%
Average			-48.9%

Australia vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.5% less for transportation

	Australia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$5.36 MRO1,924	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$21.97 MRO7,889	-74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-72.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$3.89 MRO1,397	-78.2%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Australia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$60.27 MRO21,637	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$225.73 MRO81,036	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$162.03 MRO58,168	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$111.41 MRO39,996	-16.7%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Australia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$73.21 MRO26,284	-95.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-49.4%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$1.96 MRO703	-69.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$2.30 MRO825	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$2.51 MRO902	-91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$87.27 MRO31,329	+70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$4.08 MRO1,465	-68.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 54.9% less for clothing

	Australia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$20.45 MRO7,342	-70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$20.77 MRO7,455	-57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$69.22 MRO24,848	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$41.44 MRO14,876	-61.6%
Average			-54.9%

Australia vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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