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Mauritania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 2.6% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 41.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 24.7% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 49.2% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$3.01 MRO1,082	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$6.28 MRO2,254	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.77 MRO637	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$2.16 MRO775	+81.1%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$0.28 MRO99	-76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$2.76 MRO990	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$5.36 MRO1,923	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.23 MRO800	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$2.51 MRO901	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.00 MRO360	+52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.83 MRO299	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$0.65 MRO234	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.45 MRO161	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.35 MRO126	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.39 MRO141	-27.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$5.36 MRO1,924	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$21.97 MRO7,889	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-72.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$3.89 MRO1,397	-55.4%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$60.27 MRO21,637	+131.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$225.73 MRO81,036	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$162.03 MRO58,168	-17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$111.41 MRO39,996	-2.1%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 24.7% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$73.21 MRO26,284	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+109.8%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$1.96 MRO703	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$2.30 MRO825	+50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$2.51 MRO902	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$87.27 MRO31,329	+201.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$4.08 MRO1,465	-19.0%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 49.2% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$20.45 MRO7,342	-69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$20.77 MRO7,455	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$69.22 MRO24,848	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$41.44 MRO14,876	-62.5%
Average			-49.2%

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