Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 31.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 70.2% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 15.2% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 67.0% more in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$10.15 BGN17.66	+307.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$9.64 BGN16.77	+62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.44 BGN2.50	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.01 BGN1.75	-53.1%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.95 BGN1.65	+254.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.69 BGN8.16	+56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$6.44 BGN11.21	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.03 BGN5.28	+30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$3.28 BGN5.70	+33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.70 BGN1.22	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.85 BGN1.47	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.80 BGN1.39	+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.05 BGN1.82	+103.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.51 BGN0.89	+16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.44 BGN0.77	+7.3%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 70.2% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.06 BGN10.54	+11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$23.17 BGN40.33	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+302.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$7.01 BGN12.19	+81.3%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 15.2% more for housing

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$13.39 BGN23.30	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$353.09 BGN614.48	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$263.80 BGN459.09	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$82.79 BGN144.08	-15.9%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$384.45 BGN669.05	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-14.1%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.06 BGN3.59	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.17 BGN3.77	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.64 BGN6.33	+46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$31.52 BGN54.86	-63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$7.19 BGN12.52	+77.6%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$49.90 BGN86.85	+228.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$29.26 BGN50.92	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$77.75 BGN135.31	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$76.05 BGN132.34	+62.7%
Average			+67.0%

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