Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 12.4% cheaper than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 33.8% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$2.49 MRO895	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$5.93 MRO2,130	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$1.76 MRO632	+134.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$2.14 MRO770	+408.3%
Average			+21.1%

Malaysia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$0.27 MRO96	-75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$2.99 MRO1,074	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$6.02 MRO2,160	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$2.32 MRO832	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$2.46 MRO882	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$1.44 MRO518	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.84 MRO302	+15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$0.72 MRO257	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.51 MRO185	-25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.44 MRO157	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.41 MRO147	-32.9%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$5.42 MRO1,945	+95.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$21.81 MRO7,831	+42.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-81.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$3.86 MRO1,387	-40.2%
Average			-21.0%

Malaysia vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$59.83 MRO21,479	+116.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$291.49 MRO105K	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$174.41 MRO62,615	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$98.49 MRO35,360	+168.5%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 33.8% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$443.74 MRO159K	+92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-6.7%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$1.75 MRO626	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$2.28 MRO819	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$2.49 MRO895	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$86.63 MRO31,100	+123.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$4.05 MRO1,454	-14.3%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Malaysia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$15.21 MRO5,459	-74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$22.85 MRO8,204	-24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$68.31 MRO24,522	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$46.74 MRO16,780	-39.9%
Average			-43.3%

Malaysia vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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