Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 14.1% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 25.3% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 76.4% more in Malaysia

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

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Malaysia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.4% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$3.42 MYR13.98	+37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$4.64 MYR18.95	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.75 MYR3.07	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.42 MYR1.72	-80.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.10 MYR4.49	+310.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$6.94 MYR28.32	+131.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.18 MYR29.31	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.09 MYR8.53	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.90 MYR7.75	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.35 MYR5.53	-6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.73 MYR2.97	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.19 MYR4.84	+65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.69 MYR2.83	+34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.57 MYR2.34	+30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.61 MYR2.50	+49.1%
Average			+35.3%

Mauritania vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$2.76 MYR11.29	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$15.28 MYR62.39	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$40,802.19 MYR167K	+445.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$6.46 MYR26.37	+67.2%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$27.60 MYR112.71	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	+52.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$36.69 MYR149.79	-62.8%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 25.3% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$231.07 MYR943.51	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	+7.2%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$3.61 MYR14.73	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.76 MYR11.29	+21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.35 MYR17.74	+74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$38.82 MYR158.52	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$4.73 MYR19.31	+16.7%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 76.4% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$58.43 MYR238.60	+284.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$30.42 MYR124.22	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$77.72 MYR317.35	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$77.79 MYR317.65	+66.4%
Average			+76.4%

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