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Iraq vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 12.8% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Iraq
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 9.5% more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$4.66 IQD6,077	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$6.78 IQD8,835	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.40 IQD519	-77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.23 IQD296	-89.5%
Average			-26.1%

Mauritania vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.76 IQD986	+173.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$2.55 IQD3,326	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$4.46 IQD5,811	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.69 IQD2,199	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.98 IQD2,579	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.47 IQD617	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.51 IQD658	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.43 IQD559	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.31 IQD398	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.29 IQD373	-18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.28 IQD367	-28.3%
Average			-9.1%

Mauritania vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$2.08 IQD2,712	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$37.40 IQD48,735	+70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$15,792.71 IQD21M	+109.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$15.36 IQD20,014	+294.6%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	Mauritania	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$36.30 IQD47,293	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$287.91 IQD375K	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$193.91 IQD253K	+19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$66.74 IQD86,959	-40.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$138.70 IQD181K	+89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$2,066.25 IQD3M	-70.5%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.78 IQD3,619	+41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.47 IQD3,217	+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.00 IQD2,600	-20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$34.51 IQD44,968	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$8.34 IQD10,862	+104.3%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$25.03 IQD32,619	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$27.73 IQD36,136	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$50.80 IQD66,195	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$38.19 IQD49,762	-7.8%
Average			+5.4%

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