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Libya vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 23.8% cheaper than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Libya
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Libya
Childcare: pay 60.2% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Libya

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

Libya vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$3.46 LYD21.910	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.94 LYD24.940	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.44 LYD2.800	-75.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.11 LYD0.720	-94.7%
Average			-48.1%

Mauritania vs. Libya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.26 LYD1.630	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$2.74 LYD17.350	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$3.35 LYD21.220	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.59 LYD10.060	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.55 LYD9.810	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.80 LYD5.060	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.66 LYD4.180	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.48 LYD3.020	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.25 LYD1.580	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.30 LYD1.890	-14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.26 LYD1.640	-34.2%
Average			-24.9%

Mauritania vs. Libya - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$0.11 LYD0.670	-98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$31.94 LYD202.470	+45.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$14,814.63 LYD93,900.110	+96.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$8.58 LYD54.380	+120.4%
Average			+41.1%

Mauritania vs. Libya - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Mauritania	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$31.27 LYD198.220	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$208.68 LYD1,322.690	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$106.58 LYD675.560	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$13.39 LYD84.860	-88.0%
Average			-44.5%

Mauritania vs. Libya - Cost of housing

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pay 60.2% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$49.00 LYD310.560	-33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$880.34 LYD5,579.890	-87.4%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$0.65 LYD4.110	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$0.49 LYD3.120	-78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.22 LYD14.090	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$24.03 LYD152.290	-72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$4.02 LYD25.480	-1.5%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$27.67 LYD175.400	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$28.21 LYD178.820	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$44.69 LYD283.270	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$53.64 LYD339.960	+29.4%
Average			+16.3%

Mauritania vs. Libya - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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