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Afghanistan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 22.4% cheaper than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 12.4% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 57.8% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 38.9% less in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$2.44 AFN154	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.89 AFN245	-38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.45 AFN29	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.21 AFN13	-90.5%
Average			-55.5%

Mauritania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.20 AFN13	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$2.26 AFN142	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$2.59 AFN163	-51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.53 AFN96	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.65 AFN104	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.26 AFN16	-74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.41 AFN26	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.34 AFN22	-47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.24 AFN15	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.21 AFN13	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.19 AFN12	-52.0%
Average			-43.0%

Mauritania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.06 AFN255	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$16.25 AFN1,023	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$9,043.81 AFN570K	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$10.12 AFN637	+159.9%
Average			+32.4%

Mauritania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.4% more for housing

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$194.20 AFN12,235	+222.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$87.87 AFN5,536	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$51.69 AFN3,256	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$63.00 AFN3,969	-43.5%
Average			+12.4%

Mauritania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$46.37 AFN2,921	-36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$1,476.83 AFN93,040	-78.9%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$4.87 AFN307	+148.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.11 AFN70	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.92 AFN121	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$10.12 AFN637	-88.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.32 AFN209	-18.6%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

	Mauritania	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$11.08 AFN698	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$17.72 AFN1,116	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$33.97 AFN2,140	-50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$23.20 AFN1,462	-44.0%
Average			-38.9%

Mauritania vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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