Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 5.9% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 41.4% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% more in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$2.49 MRO895	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$5.93 MRO2,130	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.76 MRO632	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$2.14 MRO770	+58.6%
Average			+0.5%

Burundi vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

	Burundi	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$0.27 MRO96	-86.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$2.99 MRO1,074	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$6.02 MRO2,160	+58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$2.32 MRO832	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.46 MRO882	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$1.44 MRO518	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.84 MRO302
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.72 MRO257	-21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$0.51 MRO185	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.44 MRO157
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.41 MRO147
Average			-41.4%

Burundi vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Burundi	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$5.42 MRO1,945	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$21.81 MRO7,831	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,478.76 MRO3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$3.86 MRO1,387	-87.8%
Average			-31.6%

Burundi vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Burundi	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$59.83 MRO21,479	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$291.49 MRO105K	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$174.41 MRO62,615	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$98.49 MRO35,360
Average			+12.1%

Burundi vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Burundi	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$443.74 MRO159K	+344.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-24.9%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$1.75 MRO626	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.28 MRO819	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.49 MRO895
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$86.63 MRO31,100	+225.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$4.05 MRO1,454	+143.2%
Average			+58.9%

Burundi vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$15.21 MRO5,459
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.85 MRO8,204
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$68.31 MRO24,522
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$46.74 MRO16,780

Burundi vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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