Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Brazil

Brazil vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 22.8% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% more in Brazil
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Brazil
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Brazil
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Brazil
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Brazil
Clothing: pay 96.9% more in Brazil

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

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Brazil vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.9% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.38 R$32.28	+155.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.64 R$38.69	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.24 R$6.29	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.74 R$3.77	-65.3%
Average			+44.9%

Mauritania vs. Brazil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Brazil
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.68 R$8.52	+527.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.73 R$23.94	+58.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.09 R$20.72	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.26 R$11.46	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.94 R$9.81	-21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.99 R$5.00	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.61 R$3.08	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.54 R$2.74	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.69 R$3.50	+34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.53 R$2.69	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.49 R$2.46	+18.8%
Average			+12.8%

Mauritania vs. Brazil - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.74 R$23.98	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$45.86 R$232.15	+110.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$23,586.89 R$119K	+215.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$9.39 R$47.53	+143.0%
Average			+77.2%

Mauritania vs. Brazil - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Mauritania	Brazil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$20.44 R$103.47	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$357.22 R$1,808.43	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$237.92 R$1,204.46	+36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$61.99 R$313.85	-37.1%
Average			+8.6%

Mauritania vs. Brazil - Cost of housing

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$316.73 R$1,603.45	-28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	+10.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.00 R$10.12	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.02 R$10.23	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.46 R$12.44	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$26.59 R$134.59	-69.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$7.17 R$36.30	+77.0%
Average			-14.0%

Mauritania vs. Brazil - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 96.9% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Brazil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$54.36 R$275.19	+257.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$50.01 R$253.16	+118.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$87.76 R$444.28	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$69.90 R$353.85	+49.5%
Average			+96.9%

Mauritania vs. Brazil - Cost of clothing

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