Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 73.6% more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$2.49 MRO895	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$5.93 MRO2,130	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$1.76 MRO632	+252.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$2.14 MRO770	+1084.8%
Average			+52.7%

Bhutan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$0.27 MRO96	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$2.99 MRO1,074	+59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$6.02 MRO2,160	+98.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$2.32 MRO832	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$2.46 MRO882	+37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$1.44 MRO518	+25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$0.84 MRO302	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$0.72 MRO257	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$0.51 MRO185	+54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$0.44 MRO157	+69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$0.41 MRO147	+31.9%
Average			+19.2%

Bhutan vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$5.42 MRO1,945	+94.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	$21.81 MRO7,831	+321.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$3.86 MRO1,387	-70.7%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$59.83 MRO21,479	+147.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$291.49 MRO105K	+129.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$174.41 MRO62,615	+102.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$98.49 MRO35,360	+281.7%
Average			+136.6%

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$443.74 MRO159K	+886.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+1219.5%
Average			+1041.0%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$1.75 MRO626	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$2.28 MRO819	+78.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$2.49 MRO895	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$86.63 MRO31,100	+86.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$4.05 MRO1,454	+30.6%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Bhutan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$15.21 MRO5,459	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	$22.85 MRO8,204	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$68.31 MRO24,522	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$46.74 MRO16,780	+234.9%
Average			-1.3%

Bhutan vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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