Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Latvia

Latvia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Latvia is 57.0% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Latvia
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Latvia
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Latvia
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Latvia
Childcare: pay 50.6% more in Latvia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% more in Latvia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Latvia

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

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Latvia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Latvia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$11.94 €10.63	+379.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.15 €7.25	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.51 €1.35	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.14 €1.01	-47.0%
Average			+109.0%

Mauritania vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Latvia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.29 €1.15	+380.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.22 €4.65	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.36 €3.88	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.19 €2.84	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$3.48 €3.09	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.85 €0.76	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.80 €0.71	-4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.09 €0.97	+52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.31 €1.16	+153.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.39 €0.35	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.42 €0.37	+2.0%
Average			+33.3%

Mauritania vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Latvia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$7.10 €6.32	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$38.26 €34.05	+75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$26,434.34 €23,527.52	+253.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$9.18 €8.17	+137.6%
Average			+101.5%

Mauritania vs. Latvia - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Mauritania	Latvia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$17.53 €15.60	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$356.67 €317.45	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$264.56 €235.47	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$227.24 €202.25	+130.7%
Average			+36.5%

Mauritania vs. Latvia - Cost of housing

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pay 50.6% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Latvia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$488.72 €434.98	+10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$15,452.35 €13,753.15	+105.9%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Latvia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$4.53 €4.03	+159.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.14 €2.79	+37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$6.10 €5.43	+144.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$42.36 €37.70	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$9.96 €8.87	+146.0%
Average			+47.7%

Mauritania vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Latvia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$66.25 €58.97	+335.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$39.10 €34.80	+71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$77.76 €69.21	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$123.17 €109.63	+163.5%
Average			+117.5%

Mauritania vs. Latvia - Cost of clothing

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