Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 54.3% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 96.5% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Laos

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

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Laos vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$2.23 LAK50,211	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.35 LAK121K	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.79 LAK17,779	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.46 LAK10,439	-78.4%
Average			-27.4%

Mauritania vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.14 LAK25,737	+326.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$12.87 LAK290K	+330.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$6.94 LAK156K	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.87 LAK42,101	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.81 LAK63,330	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.84 LAK18,975	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.52 LAK11,662	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.19 LAK26,832	+66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.69 LAK15,639	+34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.66 LAK14,918	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.49 LAK10,995	+19.0%
Average			+35.5%

Mauritania vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.5% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.01 LAK113K	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$52.98 LAK1M	+142.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$27,872.00 LAK628M	+272.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$9.14 LAK206K	+136.4%
Average			+96.5%

Mauritania vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Mauritania	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$9.51 LAK214K	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$885.68 LAK20M	+203.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$631.74 LAK14M	+262.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$65.79 LAK1M	-33.2%
Average			+124.1%

Mauritania vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$435.49 LAK10M	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$9,982.68 LAK225M	+33.0%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.32 LAK29,812	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.66 LAK37,366	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.78 LAK40,169	-28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$64.54 LAK1M	-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$3.32 LAK74,750	-18.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$48.46 LAK1M	+218.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$62.95 LAK1M	+175.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$64.36 LAK1M	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$46.02 LAK1M	-1.6%
Average			+68.9%

Mauritania vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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