Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 4.1% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 48.3% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 33.7% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 61.1% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$2.49 MRO895	-65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$5.93 MRO2,130	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$1.76 MRO632	+111.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$2.14 MRO770	+336.5%
Average			-27.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.3% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$0.27 MRO96	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$2.99 MRO1,074	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$6.02 MRO2,160	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$2.32 MRO832	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$2.46 MRO882	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$1.44 MRO518	+314.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$0.84 MRO302	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$0.72 MRO257	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$0.51 MRO185	-11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.44 MRO157	+91.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.41 MRO147	+77.9%
Average			+48.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$5.42 MRO1,945	+118.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$21.81 MRO7,831	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$3.86 MRO1,387	-20.4%
Average			-3.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$59.83 MRO21,479	+323.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$291.49 MRO105K	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$174.41 MRO62,615	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$98.49 MRO35,360	+185.3%
Average			+12.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 33.7% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$443.74 MRO159K	+94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-8.0%
Average			+33.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$1.75 MRO626	+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$2.28 MRO819	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$2.49 MRO895	-15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$86.63 MRO31,100	+188.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$4.05 MRO1,454	-35.9%
Average			+15.6%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 61.1% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$15.21 MRO5,459	-78.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$22.85 MRO8,204	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$68.31 MRO24,522	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$46.74 MRO16,780	-55.6%
Average			-61.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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