Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 67.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 94.7% more in Lithuania
Housing: pay 59.8% more in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 25.7% more in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% more in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Lithuania

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

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Lithuania vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$11.74 €10.45	+371.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.87 €7.00	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$2.61 €2.33	+48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$2.25 €2.00	+4.8%
Average			+131.7%

Mauritania vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.58 €1.40	+489.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.60 €4.98	+87.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.10 €4.54	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.09 €2.75	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$3.19 €2.84	+29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.77 €0.68	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.66 €0.59	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.82 €0.73	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.35 €1.20	+162.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.37 €0.33	-15.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.40 €0.36	-2.6%
Average			+29.2%

Mauritania vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.7% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.94 €6.17	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$32.25 €28.70	+47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+265.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$9.85 €8.76	+154.8%
Average			+94.7%

Mauritania vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.8% more for housing

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$14.62 €13.01	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$487.51 €433.90	+67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$337.38 €300.28	+93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$156.91 €139.66	+59.3%
Average			+59.8%

Mauritania vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing

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pay 25.7% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$551.61 €490.95	+24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$9,536.02 €8,487.40	+27.1%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$5.26 €4.68	+201.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.34 €2.97	+46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$5.89 €5.24	+136.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$40.48 €36.03	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$9.37 €8.34	+131.3%
Average			+49.5%

Mauritania vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$103.76 €92.35	+582.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$45.79 €40.76	+100.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$91.90 €81.79	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$159.27 €141.76	+240.8%
Average			+181.4%

Mauritania vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing

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