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Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 28.5% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Azerbaijan
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Azerbaijan
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Azerbaijan
Housing: pay 23.2% less in Azerbaijan
Childcare: pay 91.5% more in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Azerbaijan
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Azerbaijan

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

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$7.06 AZN12.00	+134.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$6.27 AZN10.67	-0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.80 AZN1.36	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.50 AZN0.86	-76.6%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.41 AZN0.70	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$1.90 AZN3.23	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$4.75 AZN8.08	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.38 AZN2.35	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.76 AZN2.99	-29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.41 AZN0.70	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.68 AZN1.16	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.52 AZN0.88	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.53 AZN0.89	+17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.26 AZN0.43	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.22 AZN0.37	-44.6%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$2.42 AZN4.11	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$17.65 AZN30.00	-19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	+169.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$4.56 AZN7.75	+17.1%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 23.2% less for housing

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$13.67 AZN23.24	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$300.65 AZN511.11	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$190.20 AZN323.33	+17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$37.54 AZN63.82	-66.3%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 91.5% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$226.94 AZN385.79	+210.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	-27.1%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.57 AZN2.67	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.87 AZN4.87	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.94 AZN5.00	+17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$34.30 AZN58.31	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$5.88 AZN10.00	+44.1%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Azerbaijan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$58.80 AZN99.96	+187.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$51.93 AZN88.27	+150.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$105.54 AZN179.42	+52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$80.61 AZN137.03	+94.5%
Average			+121.1%

Mauritania vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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