Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 4.2% cheaper than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 7.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 51.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 53.9% more in Kyrgyzstan

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

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$4.57 KGS400.01	+83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.49 KGS655.01	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.71 KGS61.67	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.32 KGS27.63	-85.3%
Average			+7.4%

Mauritania vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.33 KGS28.81	+22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.22 KGS281.41	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$3.31 KGS289.27	-45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.62 KGS141.38	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.83 KGS159.89	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.43 KGS37.40	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.72 KGS62.70	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.98 KGS85.48	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.59 KGS51.69	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.25 KGS21.95	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.21 KGS18.48	-48.4%
Average			-24.7%

Mauritania vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$3.84 KGS335.91	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	-45.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	+222.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$3.76 KGS328.71	-2.7%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 7.4% more for housing

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$10.29 KGS899.74	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-66.8%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$4,862.35 KGS425K	-35.2%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.22 KGS106.67	-30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.02 KGS176.62	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.96 KGS171.67	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	-55.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$4.57 KGS400.01	+12.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 53.9% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	+144.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+73.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	+25.5%
Average			+53.9%

Mauritania vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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