Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 11.2% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 63.1% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 65.2% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.7% more for restaurants

	Burma	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$2.49 MRO895	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$5.93 MRO2,130	+97.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.76 MRO632	+121.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$2.14 MRO770	+163.6%
Average			+57.7%

Burma vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Burma	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.27 MRO96	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$2.99 MRO1,074	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$6.02 MRO2,160	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.32 MRO832	+64.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.46 MRO882	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.44 MRO518	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.84 MRO302	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.72 MRO257	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.51 MRO185	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.44 MRO157	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.41 MRO147	-36.4%
Average			-23.8%

Burma vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% less for transportation

	Burma	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$5.42 MRO1,945	-84.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$21.81 MRO7,831	+84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-75.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$3.86 MRO1,387	-57.1%
Average			-63.1%

Burma vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Burma	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$59.83 MRO21,479	+219.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$291.49 MRO105K	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$174.41 MRO62,615	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$98.49 MRO35,360	+160.4%
Average			+18.3%

Burma vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	Burma	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$443.74 MRO159K	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-34.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.75 MRO626	+74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.28 MRO819	+53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$2.49 MRO895	+88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$86.63 MRO31,100	+361.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$4.05 MRO1,454	+62.0%
Average			+114.6%

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pay 65.2% less for clothing

	Burma	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$15.21 MRO5,459	-83.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$22.85 MRO8,204	-64.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$68.31 MRO24,522	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$46.74 MRO16,780	-64.0%
Average			-65.2%

Burma vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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