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Indonesia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 6.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 36.0% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 13.3% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 51.3% more in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.7% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	-41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	-66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	-85.2%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	+333.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	+62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	+17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	+63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+123.2%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 36.0% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	-46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	-48.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	+236.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	+2.8%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	+1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	-56.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 13.3% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	-14.1%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	+35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	-30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	-24.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 51.3% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	+108.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	+59.3%
Average			+51.3%

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