Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 7.8% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 35.6% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 0.2% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$2.49 MRO895	-46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$5.93 MRO2,130	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$1.76 MRO632	+284.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$2.14 MRO770	+742.0%
Average			+1.7%

Iraq vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	Iraq	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	$0.27 MRO96	-65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$2.99 MRO1,074	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$6.02 MRO2,160	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$2.32 MRO832	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$2.46 MRO882	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$1.44 MRO518	+214.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$0.84 MRO302	+67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	$0.72 MRO257	+59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	$0.51 MRO185	+64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	$0.44 MRO157	+46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	$0.41 MRO147	+44.2%
Average			+35.6%

Iraq vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Iraq	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	$5.42 MRO1,945	+148.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$21.81 MRO7,831	-39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	$3.86 MRO1,387	-74.2%
Average			-15.1%

Iraq vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.2% more for housing

	Iraq	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	$59.83 MRO21,479	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	$291.49 MRO105K	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$174.41 MRO62,615	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	$98.49 MRO35,360	+42.6%
Average			+0.2%

Iraq vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	$443.74 MRO159K	+165.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+175.2%
Average			+170.4%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$1.75 MRO626	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$2.28 MRO819	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$2.49 MRO895	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$86.63 MRO31,100	+150.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	$4.05 MRO1,454	-56.7%
Average			-10.0%

Iraq vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Iraq	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	$15.21 MRO5,459	-36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	$22.85 MRO8,204	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	$68.31 MRO24,522	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	$46.74 MRO16,780	+6.2%
Average			-6.9%

Iraq vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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122 people born in Iraq live in Mauritania.

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