Cost of living comparison

Gibraltar

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 70.5% cheaper than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 59.0% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 82.2% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 71.1% less in Mauritania

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Mauritania.

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Mauritania vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.82 GIP14.87	$2.49 MRO895	-87.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.51 GIP13.14	$5.93 MRO2,130	-66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 GIP1.74	$1.76 MRO632	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 GIP1.49	$2.14 MRO770	+8.2%
Average			-73.6%

Gibraltar vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 GIP1.85	$0.27 MRO96	-89.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 GIP4.52	$2.99 MRO1,074	-50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.00 GIP5.25	$6.02 MRO2,160	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.20 GIP4.65	$2.32 MRO832	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GIP2.87	$2.46 MRO882	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GIP1.01	$1.44 MRO518	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 GIP0.98	$0.84 MRO302	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 GIP1.24	$0.72 MRO257	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 GIP1.13	$0.51 MRO185	-66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 GIP0.93	$0.44 MRO157	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 GIP0.71	$0.41 MRO147	-56.6%
Average			-54.5%

Gibraltar vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.0% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.61 GIP4.21	$5.42 MRO1,945	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.81 MRO7,831
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,553.88 GIP37,180.28	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-84.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.86 MRO1,387
Average			-59.0%

Gibraltar vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.2% less for housing

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.07 GIP49.57	$59.83 MRO21,479	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,151.74 GIP1,614.45	$291.49 MRO105K	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,593.65 GIP1,195.72	$174.41 MRO62,615	-89.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.54 GIP95.69	$98.49 MRO35,360	-22.8%
Average			-82.2%

Gibraltar vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,112.65 GIP834.82	$443.74 MRO159K	-60.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,142.99 GIP15,863.59	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-64.5%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.29 GIP3.97	$1.75 MRO626	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.02 GIP3.02	$2.28 MRO819	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 GIP3.87	$2.49 MRO895	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.29 GIP59.49	$86.63 MRO31,100	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.21 GIP9.91	$4.05 MRO1,454	-69.3%
Average			-49.4%

Gibraltar vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.1% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.55 GIP102.45	$15.21 MRO5,459	-88.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.07 GIP49.57	$22.85 MRO8,204	-65.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.58 GIP90.47	$68.31 MRO24,522	-43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.36 GIP109.06	$46.74 MRO16,780	-67.8%
Average			-71.1%

Gibraltar vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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