Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Moldova

Moldova vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 25.1% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% more in Moldova
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Moldova
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Moldova
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Moldova
Childcare: pay 40.1% less in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Moldova
Clothing: pay 82.7% more in Moldova

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

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Moldova vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$9.35 MDL167.15	+275.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.74 MDL156.28	+47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.02 MDL18.23	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.67 MDL11.99	-68.7%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.51 MDL9.08	+89.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.87 MDL69.24	+29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.41 MDL78.82	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.31 MDL41.28	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.20 MDL39.31	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.45 MDL8.07	-68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.93 MDL16.57	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.87 MDL15.59	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.04 MDL18.56	+101.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.31 MDL5.61	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.23 MDL4.20	-42.8%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.15 MDL109.96	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$17.07 MDL305.22	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$32,274.90 MDL577K	+331.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$4.30 MDL76.89	+11.3%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Mauritania	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$10.64 MDL190.16	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	+36.4%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 40.1% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	-50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	-27.5%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.50 MDL26.74	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.77 MDL31.61	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.38 MDL60.51	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$31.66 MDL565.92	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$6.45 MDL115.33	+59.3%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 82.7% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$52.78 MDL943.56	+247.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$38.13 MDL681.64	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	+35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	+42.4%
Average			+82.7%

Mauritania vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing

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