Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Malawi

Malawi vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 5.0% cheaper than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Malawi
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 23.6% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 26.1% less in Malawi
Childcare: pay 74.3% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 52.2% more in Malawi

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

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Malawi vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	+80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	+44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.52 MWK902.91	-75.7%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	+488.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	+61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	+47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.53 MWK920.74	+29.3%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 23.6% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$35,205.31 MWK61M	+370.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	+229.9%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 26.1% less for housing

	Mauritania	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$61.21 MWK106K	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$384.08 MWK667K	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$99.97 MWK174K	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	-72.1%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 74.3% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$370.40 MWK643K	-16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$593.71 MWK1M	-92.1%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	+30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	-3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	??
Average			-15.5%

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pay 52.2% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	+185.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	+74.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$70.38 MWK122K	+50.6%
Average			+52.2%

Mauritania vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing

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