Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 65.8% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 65.7% more in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 29.5% more in Guatemala
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Guatemala
Childcare: pay 17.3% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Guatemala

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Guatemala.

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Guatemala vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.81 GTQ52.10	+173.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.86 GTQ60.11	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-55.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 65.7% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+1040.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$2.94 GTQ22.53	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.79 GTQ59.62	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.46 GTQ18.82	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+73.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.73 GTQ5.62	+42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.69 GTQ5.25	+56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.88 GTQ6.75	+115.2%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.04 GTQ38.56	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	+237.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	??
Average			+29.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$46.14 GTQ353.04	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	+192.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	+205.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$49.82 GTQ381.19	-49.4%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 17.3% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	-10.9%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.34 GTQ25.59	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.99 GTQ30.56	+60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$40.26 GTQ308.05	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$6.48 GTQ49.59	+60.0%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$46.92 GTQ359.05	+208.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+107.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$104.97 GTQ803.21	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$95.86 GTQ733.50	+105.1%
Average			+112.0%

Mauritania vs. Guatemala - Cost of clothing

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