Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 12.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 15.5% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$2.28 MMK4,788	-8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$3.00 MMK6,300	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.79 MMK1,668	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.81 MMK1,708	-62.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.08 MMK2,263	+302.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.15 MMK8,716	+38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.14 MMK10,784	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.41 MMK2,964	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.41 MMK5,064	-1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.99 MMK4,177	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.48 MMK1,001	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.23 MMK2,588	+72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.86 MMK1,810	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.87 MMK1,830	+98.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.64 MMK1,353	+57.1%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$34.52 MMK72,482	+537.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$11.83 MMK24,840	-45.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+301.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$9.00 MMK18,900	+132.9%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 15.5% less for housing

	Mauritania	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$18.72 MMK39,315	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$281.90 MMK592K	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$196.13 MMK412K	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$37.83 MMK79,431	-61.6%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$369.96 MMK777K	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+53.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.00 MMK2,100	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.49 MMK3,123	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.32 MMK2,771	-47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$18.76 MMK39,398	-78.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$2.50 MMK5,250	-38.3%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$89.36 MMK188K	+487.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$64.37 MMK135K	+181.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$100.83 MMK212K	+47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$129.71 MMK272K	+177.5%
Average			+187.0%

Mauritania vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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