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Mauritania vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 39.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 50.8% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$3.01 MRO1,082	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$6.28 MRO2,254	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$1.77 MRO637	+163.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$2.16 MRO775	+366.2%
Average			+117.3%

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Kiev	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$0.28 MRO99	-64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$2.76 MRO990	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$5.36 MRO1,923	+12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$2.23 MRO800	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$2.51 MRO901	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$1.00 MRO360	+81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.83 MRO299	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$0.65 MRO234	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$0.45 MRO161	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.35 MRO126	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.39 MRO141	+55.0%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$5.36 MRO1,924	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$21.97 MRO7,889	+114.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-75.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$3.89 MRO1,397	-35.3%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$60.27 MRO21,637	+756.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$225.73 MRO81,036	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$162.03 MRO58,168	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$111.41 MRO39,996	+37.6%
Average			+168.1%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$73.21 MRO26,284	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-10.6%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$1.96 MRO703	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$2.30 MRO825	+40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$2.51 MRO902	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$87.27 MRO31,329	+126.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$4.08 MRO1,465	-15.2%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 50.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$20.45 MRO7,342	-70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$20.77 MRO7,455	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$69.22 MRO24,848	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$41.44 MRO14,876	-62.2%
Average			-50.8%

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