Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 17.8% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 18.9% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Kazakhstan

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

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Kazakhstan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$9.68 KZT4,389.03	+288.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.39 KZT3,348.99	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.04 KZT470.10	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.60 KZT269.78	-72.2%
Average			+65.9%

Mauritania vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.51 KZT229.62	+89.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.96 KZT2,700.91	+99.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.97 KZT2,253.00	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.79 KZT811.68	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.54 KZT1,149.26	+3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.70 KZT315.45	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.00 KZT454.67	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.08 KZT491.24	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.94 KZT427.67	+83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.33 KZT147.79	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.25 KZT111.62	-39.9%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$2.47 KZT1,117.51	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$18.60 KZT8,431.61	-14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$25,931.66 KZT12M	+246.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$8.19 KZT3,713.88	+112.1%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 18.9% more for housing

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$16.94 KZT7,675.35	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$421.64 KZT191K	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$283.59 KZT129K	+62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$48.72 KZT22,078.60	-50.5%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$215.89 KZT97,838.43	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,415.72 KZT3M	-14.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.49 KZT673.87	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.26 KZT1,023.60	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.42 KZT1,094.93	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$41.98 KZT19,023.48	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.11 KZT2,316.88	+26.2%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$63.44 KZT28,752.44	+317.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$49.56 KZT22,459.86	+116.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$103.05 KZT46,702.58	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$90.54 KZT41,031.57	+93.7%
Average			+126.8%

Mauritania vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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