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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 2.5 times more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.6% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 5.9 times more in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Antigua and Barbuda
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Clothing: pay 75.7% more in Antigua and Barbuda

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Antigua and Barbuda are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Mauritania, you would:

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pay 99.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$13.88 EC$37.50	+360.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$11.10 EC$30.00	+76.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$2.07 EC$5.60	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.96 EC$2.58	-55.7%
Average			+99.6%

Mauritania vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$2.78 EC$7.50	+904.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$4.07 EC$11.00	+47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$8.40 EC$22.71	+56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$5.37 EC$14.50	+140.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.69 EC$9.98	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$2.96 EC$8.00	+195.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.11 EC$3.00	+33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$3.70 EC$10.00	+468.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$3.70 EC$10.00	+726.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$1.30 EC$3.50	+270.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$1.30 EC$3.50	+229.8%
Average			+283.6%

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pay 5.9 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$6.29 EC$17.00	+17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+214.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$51.53 EC$139.27	+1223.9%
Average			+485.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$77.58 EC$209.67	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+364.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+318.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$99.04 EC$267.65	-11.1%
Average			+175.2%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-73.6%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.85 EC$5.00	-5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.95 EC$10.67	+71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$61.67 EC$166.67	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$6.20 EC$16.75	+51.9%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 75.7% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$50.00 EC$135.13	+144.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$74.00 EC$200.00	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	??
Average			+75.7%

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