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Mauritania vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 2.0% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 18.8% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 50.8% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 54.4% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$3.01 MRO1,082	-29.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$6.28 MRO2,254	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.77 MRO637	+192.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$2.16 MRO775	+281.1%
Average			+110.1%

Ethiopia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.28 MRO99	-78.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$2.76 MRO990	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$5.36 MRO1,923	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.23 MRO800	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.51 MRO901	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.00 MRO360	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.83 MRO299	+93.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.65 MRO234	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.45 MRO161	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.35 MRO126	+26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.39 MRO141	-56.7%
Average			-18.8%

Ethiopia vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.36 MRO1,924	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$21.97 MRO7,889	+83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-86.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$3.89 MRO1,397	+7.7%
Average			+4.0%

Ethiopia vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.8% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$60.27 MRO21,637	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$225.73 MRO81,036	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$162.03 MRO58,168	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$111.41 MRO39,996	-8.7%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$73.21 MRO26,284	-22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-76.8%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.96 MRO703	+117.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.30 MRO825	+111.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$2.51 MRO902	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$87.27 MRO31,329	+40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$4.08 MRO1,465	+8.8%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 54.4% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$20.45 MRO7,342	-54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$20.77 MRO7,455	-72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$69.22 MRO24,848	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$41.44 MRO14,876	-64.0%
Average			-54.4%

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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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