Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 46.0% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 11.2% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 92.6% more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$4.00 ETB654.34	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.61 ETB99.06	-65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.66 ETB107.50	-69.3%
Average			+2.0%

Mauritania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.19 ETB194.58	+343.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.70 ETB604.57	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.09 ETB669.40	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.77 ETB289.63	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$4.59 ETB750.34	+86.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$2.44 ETB399.44	+69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.30 ETB48.73	-64.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.99 ETB161.65	+38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.31 ETB50.42	-40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.22 ETB35.99	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.49 ETB79.77	+19.0%
Average			+4.2%

Mauritania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$3.53 ETB577.22	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+635.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$3.53 ETB576.64	-8.8%
Average			+53.9%

Mauritania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+254.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$706.95 ETB116K	+142.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+126.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+59.2%
Average			+125.7%

Mauritania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 11.2% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+302.3%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$0.80 ETB130.87	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$0.92 ETB150.32	-59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+220.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$3.75 ETB613.45	-7.4%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 92.6% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+117.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+210.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+76.9%
Average			+92.6%

Mauritania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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