Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 65.5% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 87.4% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 94.4% more in Japan
Housing: pay 70.6% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 19.0% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 58.4% more in Japan

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

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Japan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.75 ¥1,066	+170.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.10 ¥805	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.13 ¥179	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.76 ¥120	-64.7%
Average			+28.0%

Mauritania vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.4% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.53 ¥241	+469.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.55 ¥877	+85.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.56 ¥879	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.01 ¥318	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.85 ¥450	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$2.16 ¥342	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.08 ¥171	+28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.54 ¥243	+115.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.92 ¥303	+272.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$1.10 ¥174	+151.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$1.08 ¥170	+162.4%
Average			+87.4%

Mauritania vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.4% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.11 ¥649	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$63.20 ¥9,986	+189.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	+181.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$24.65 ¥3,895	+537.9%
Average			+94.4%

Mauritania vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.6% more for housing

	Mauritania	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$33.54 ¥5,300	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$546.58 ¥86,367	+87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$360.78 ¥57,008	+106.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$113.26 ¥17,897	+15.0%
Average			+70.6%

Mauritania vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 19.0% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$417.01 ¥65,893	-6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+50.6%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.57 ¥406	+47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.06 ¥483	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.83 ¥605	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$53.31 ¥8,424	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$11.73 ¥1,853	+189.5%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 58.4% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$46.32 ¥7,320	+204.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$31.33 ¥4,950	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$59.45 ¥9,394	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$81.04 ¥12,805	+73.4%
Average			+58.4%

Mauritania vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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