Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 18.5% cheaper than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 12.9% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 49.2% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% less for restaurants

	Brazil	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$2.49 MRO895	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$5.93 MRO2,130	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$1.76 MRO632	+41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$2.14 MRO770	+187.9%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Brazil	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$0.27 MRO96	-84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$2.99 MRO1,074	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$6.02 MRO2,160	+47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$2.32 MRO832	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$2.46 MRO882	+26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$1.44 MRO518	+46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$0.84 MRO302	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$0.72 MRO257	+32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$0.51 MRO185	-25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$0.44 MRO157	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$0.41 MRO147	-15.8%
Average			-11.3%

Brazil vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Brazil	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$5.42 MRO1,945	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$21.81 MRO7,831	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$3.86 MRO1,387	-58.8%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Brazil	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$59.83 MRO21,479	+192.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$291.49 MRO105K	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$174.41 MRO62,615	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$98.49 MRO35,360	+58.9%
Average			-7.9%

Brazil vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 12.9% more for childcare

	Brazil	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$443.74 MRO159K	+40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-9.1%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$1.75 MRO626	-12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$2.28 MRO819	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$2.49 MRO895	+1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$86.63 MRO31,100	+225.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$4.05 MRO1,454	-43.5%
Average			+16.3%

Brazil vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.2% less for clothing

	Brazil	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$15.21 MRO5,459	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$22.85 MRO8,204	-54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$68.31 MRO24,522	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$46.74 MRO16,780	-33.1%
Average			-49.2%

Brazil vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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173 people born in Brazil live in Mauritania.

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