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Albania vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 87.0% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 33.6% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 48.0% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Albania

The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Albania are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$9.59 ALL795	+218.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$8.67 ALL719	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.77 ALL147	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.83 ALL69	-61.4%
Average			+48.6%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.03 ALL85	+271.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.40 ALL448	+95.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$7.89 ALL654	+47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$3.20 ALL266	+43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.26 ALL270	+30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.65 ALL54	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.13 ALL94	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.74 ALL61	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.66 ALL55	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.51 ALL42	+45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.53 ALL44	+34.0%
Average			+57.2%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$8.27 ALL685	+54.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$19.40 ALL1,608	-11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+316.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$30.95 ALL2,565	+695.0%
Average			+263.6%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.6% more for housing

	Mauritania	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$16.59 ALL1,375	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$521.48 ALL43,231	+131.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$357.61 ALL29,646	+120.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$61.56 ALL5,103	-44.7%
Average			+33.6%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 48.0% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$175.46 ALL14,546	+139.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-43.6%
Average			+48.0%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of childcare

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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.46 ALL204	+25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.95 ALL161	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$4.30 ALL356	+71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$52.57 ALL4,358	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$7.66 ALL635	+87.7%
Average			+25.8%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$54.19 ALL4,492	+165.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$39.78 ALL3,298	+91.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$94.48 ALL7,832	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$139.08 ALL11,529	+235.6%
Average			+132.2%

Mauritania vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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