Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 38.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 78.2% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 25.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Cabo Verde

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

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Cabo Verde vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mauritania, you would:

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pay 67.8% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.49 CVE636.84	+160.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$9.14 CVE896.16	+54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.81 CVE177.58	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.10 CVE107.91	-48.7%
Average			+67.8%

Mauritania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.2% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.81 CVE177.40	+574.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$8.45 CVE828.98	+182.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.55 CVE544.34	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.59 CVE253.67	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.76 CVE270.68	+12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.58 CVE154.79	+9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.12 CVE109.78	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.54 CVE150.88	+115.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.69 CVE166.17	+229.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.61 CVE59.40	+38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.75 CVE73.94	+83.9%
Average			+78.2%

Mauritania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.84 CVE572.94	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	+36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+286.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	+345.6%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 25.6% more for housing

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	+30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	-6.0%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-58.9%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$3.26 CVE319.92	+86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.01 CVE196.85	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.97 CVE487.34	+99.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.58 CVE547.01	+37.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	+204.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	+149.5%
Average			+68.9%

Mauritania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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