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Mauritania vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 11.9% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 100.0% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 37.0% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 22.4% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 100.0% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP137.19	$3.01 MRO1,082	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.82	$6.28 MRO2,254	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.88	$1.77 MRO637	+116.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.39	$2.16 MRO775	+349.3%
Average			+100.0%

Botswana vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Botswana	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.40	$0.28 MRO99	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.46	$2.76 MRO990	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.48	$5.36 MRO1,923	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.88	$2.23 MRO800	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.11	$2.51 MRO901	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$1.00 MRO360	+25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.63	$0.83 MRO299	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.63	$0.65 MRO234	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.72	$0.45 MRO161	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.54	$0.35 MRO126	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.69	$0.39 MRO141	-32.1%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 37.0% less for transportation

	Botswana	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.92	$5.36 MRO1,924	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP409.08	$21.97 MRO7,889	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP271.89	$3.89 MRO1,397	-81.0%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Botswana	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP693.44	$60.27 MRO21,637	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	$225.73 MRO81,036	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	$162.03 MRO58,168	+0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP703.47	$111.41 MRO39,996	+110.4%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 22.4% more for childcare

	Botswana	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	$73.21 MRO26,284	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+95.1%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.93	$1.96 MRO703	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.49	$2.30 MRO825	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.89	$2.51 MRO902	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP429.75	$87.27 MRO31,329	+169.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.80	$4.08 MRO1,465	-39.6%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Botswana	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP611.12	$20.45 MRO7,342	-55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP324.27	$20.77 MRO7,455	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP954.10	$69.22 MRO24,848	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	$41.44 MRO14,876	-54.0%
Average			-32.0%

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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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