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Kyrgyzstan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 10.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 48.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 41.2% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 45.6% more in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$4.96 KGS433.33	+64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$7.15 KGS625.00	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.71 KGS62.22	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.38 KGS33.53	-82.2%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.35 KGS30.46	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.45 KGS301.80	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$3.57 KGS312.24	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.61 KGS141.14	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.85 KGS161.84	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.35 KGS30.30	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.71 KGS61.66	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.97 KGS84.93	+49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.53 KGS46.49	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.26 KGS22.44	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.21 KGS18.43	-46.3%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 48.8% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$3.09 KGS270.13	-42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	-46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	+302.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$3.17 KGS277.00	-18.6%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$9.52 KGS832.78	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	-71.4%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 41.2% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	+131.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	-49.1%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.30 KGS113.33	-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.98 KGS173.21	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.89 KGS165.00	-24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$4.12 KGS360.00	+0.9%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 45.6% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	+44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	+78.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	+49.5%
Average			+45.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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